Tufted Roman Goslings for sale: hatching March to June.
Tufted Roman Geese are a smaller white goose with a tuft of feathers on its head weighing between 10 and 12 pounds. Tufted Roman Geese distinguishing characteristic is the small tuft of feathers on its head. Tufted Roman Geese are a very friendly, prolific goose. It must be noted that the Tufted roman goose are ôtuftedö and not ôcrestedö. A Roman goose tuft is much smaller than and not as pronounced as a crest as in Crested Ducks or Polish Chickens.
American Poultry Association Class: Light Goose Class
ALBC Conservation Status: Critical
Production: Roman geese produce a plump roasting bird. Tufted Roman geese lay 25-35 eggs per year and have a great temperament. In Europe, Roman geese are utility birds, bred for a rapid maturing, small, meaty carcass. Many years ago Taiwanese goose breeders imported the Tufted Roman goslings breed from Denmark to improve the productivity of their native Chinese geese. Tufted Roman Geese use is still widespread in Taiwan as they make a good, compact meat goose even though they are smaller than the geese we typically use in North America for meat production.
Type: Rosy pink bill and legs are desired for Tufted Roman Geese. Juvenile Tufted Roman females often have a significant amount of gray color in their plumage. Most of them will be pure white by the time they are 16 months old. Roman geese ought be pure white, according to the American Standard of Perfection. Some strains have gray or buff feathers. The Roman goose is fine-boned and plump. The body is round and full, with a uniformly broad back. The breast is keelless. The abdomen is rounded and full with dual lobes, though without a heavy paunch. The tail is short, and wings strong. The neck is of medium length, stout, and only slightly arched. The head is oval. The tuft of feathers on their crown, for which they are named, begins just over the eyes and inclines backward
History: The Roman goose originated in Italy. More than 2000 years ago, Romans considered these geese sacred to Juno the goddess of marriage. In 365 BC, as the Gauls attempted to steal into Rome past sleeping guard dogs under cover of night, it was the honk of a Roman goose that awoke Marcus Manlius and saved the capitol There is a plain headed Roman Goose breed without the tuft but these are extremely rare in North America. Tufted Roman and the Plain Headed Romans are probably two distinct breeds despite the similarity of their names.
