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Toulouse geese
The Toulouse goose is a breed of domesticated goose derived from the Greylag Goose Anser anser.

As the name suggests, it originates from the area around Toulouse in southwest France. It is a large bird, with a weight of up to 9 kg.[1] The original grey coloured breed is a very old one and the name has been recorded back as far as 1555. The breed was first brought to the United Kingdom by Lord Derby in 1840, who imported some of them to England, and from then onwards the French Toulouse were used as breeding stock with the consequence that by 1894, English breeders had produced a massive bird. The 'Toulouse' in France although kept in greater numbers have never quite equalled such weights.
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A Toulouse Goose at Hillside Animal Sanctuary, Norfolk
The bird is of a very trusting nature and has a very placid disposition, with the consequence that these birds do not thrive in flocks of mixed breeds. The more active and aggressive breeds with the 'Toulouse' will greatly distress the bird, putting them off mating and sometimes resulting in them losing out at the feeding trough. They are very domestic birds and will easily be bewildered by more active breeds if mixed. They do not need water or a pond. However, being water fowl, they love bathing and playing in water and the geese do mate while in water. They rarely have problems producing fertile egg although problems can occur during severe weather in the winter and spring, which is the case with most breeds of geese. The breed is a good layer of eggs and will equal the best of any goose breed. A good goose will lay up to 160 eggs a year.[1] However the birds are not good sitters the sitting habit having been breed out of some birds. The breed makes an excellent table bird. The geese are not great wanderers and preferring to stay close to home making them ideal for a large garden or an orchard were the birds will thrive.

References

1. ^ Hugo, S. (undated). Geese: the underestimated species. FAO Agriculture Department.
  • Batty, Joseph (1996): Domesticated Ducks & Geese: Beech Publishing House. ISBN 1-85736-091-5

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Domestic geese are domesticated Grey geese (either Greylag geese or Swan geese) kept as poultry for their meat, eggs, and down feathers since ancient times.

Origins and characteristics


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A. anser

Binomial name
Anser anser
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Subspecies
  • A. a. anser
    Western Greylag Goose
  • A. a. rubrirostris
    Eastern Greylag Goose
  • A. a.

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Ville de Toulouse

New city flag
(Occitan cross) Traditional coat of arms

Motto: Per Tolosa totjorn mai.
(Occitan: "For Toulouse, always more")

Location
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Motto
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"


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15th century - 16th century - 17th century
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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Earl of Derby is a title in the Peerage of England. The title was first adopted by the Ferrers (also spelled Ferrer) family under a creation of 1139, until forfeited and held by the family of Henry III under a creation of 1337.
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Motto
Dieu et mon droit   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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Flock or The Flock may refer to;
  • A flock, a large group of animals, a herd.
  • Flock (birds), a group of birds, either in-flight, or while feeding.
  • Flock (web browser), an open source Web browser based on Mozilla Firefox and the company developing it.

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mating is the pairing of opposite-sex or hermaphroditic internal fertilization animals for copulation and, in social animals, also to raise their offspring. Mating methods include random mating, disassortative mating, assortative mating, or a mating pool.
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Water is a common chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life.[1] In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor.
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pond is typically a man made body of water smaller than a lake. However the difference between a pond and an artificial lake is subjective. They are both formed by ponding water.
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Fertile may be used in the following context:
  • Fertility, a term used to describe the ability organisms including people or animals to produce healthy offspring.
  • Fertile soil, soil that contains the nutrients, organic matter and microorganisms necessary for plant growth.

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In most birds and reptiles, an egg (Latin ovum) is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum. To enable incubation the egg is usually kept within a favourable temperature range as it nourishes and protects the growing embryo.
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Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. Almost all English-language calendars, going by astronomy, state that winter begins on the winter solstice, and ends on the spring equinox.
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Seasons

Temperate
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Tropical
Dry
season Cool
Hot
Wet season

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There are currently 15 breeds of geese recognized by the American Poultry Association. They are divided into three classes: Heavy, Medium and Light.

Heavy Class

Toulouse Goose (Gray)

Toulouse Goose (Buff)

Embden Goose (White)

African Goose (Brown)
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