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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: America

CATEGORY: Goose

The American Buff goose is a medium sized breed with a stance like the Embden, smooth breasted and dual lobed.

The history of the American Buff is unclear. It is generally thought to have been developed from common barnyard geese in the United States during the nineteenth century, though some poultry historians speculate that it is the result of crosses of Buff Pomeranians with Embdens. Whatever its early origins, the breed was perfected in the 1930’s and 1940’s by Oscar Grow of Missouri, a renowned waterfowl enthusiast and author of Modern Waterfowl Management. American Buff is quite docile and make excellent parents. The goose goes broody easily; both mom and dad dote on their goslings once they  pop from the shell. . It differs from the other solid buff-coloured geese, i.e. the British Brecon Buff and the German Celler goose, in being larger and having an orange beak and feet. It was standardized in the USA in 1947 and in the UK in 1982

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