Super Sebastopol Surprise & Goose Love Story

As if finding out that my white goose "Chiffon" from white parents produced saddlebacks (she carrys a sb gene previously unknown to us) when bred to
my saddleback gander "Chaps" wasn't enough...I also was blessed with 2
(so far) solid grey gosling out of her.
Needless to say I'm VERY excited!
Interesting is the fact that I had no intentions of breeding Chiffon to my new saddleback gander but he fell in love with her before I separated my geese
for the breeding season.
He would pine away for her when they were put up for the night in separate
stalls so I finally just gave her to him. He's obsessed with her.
He breeds the saddleback goose he came with but basically ignores her
and never leaves Chiffon's side.
I've never seen anything like it.
Isn't it a wonder how things happen?
I could of missed out on all this had I ignored his cues that this was the
goose for him.

Here's Chaps x Chiffons saddleback kids (2 larger ones)
Small SB goslings is from Chaps x Cherie Pie

Here's the grey gosling

Heres a saddlebacks a few weeks later

Peek-a-boo

This message was edited Apr 30, 2009 10:51 AM

Saddleback and white Sebastopols

Very handsome birds! I love geese (they have such a high opinion of themselves) wish I could have some, but can't for now.

They sure are pretty! I love that pic in the snow. Congrats on the new babiez Cottage!

Thanks!
I'm also getting some splash Sebs in May and a lavender gander and blue goose from Dave Holderread this fall.
Sure is fun breeding these colored Sebbies! :)