Dissemination and habitat
Wild species, often bred mainly ornamental purposes. In the wild population rivers and ponds in northern Siberia and East Asia (Mongolia and Manchuria). It winters in China. It owes its name to its regal and proud that makes her look like a swan. His breeding is mainstream thanks to its hardiness and meat quality (good and lean).
The domestic form of the Goose Cignoide is known universally as "Chinese race".
morphological characteristics
Lack of sexual dimorphism.
The plumage is gray with the wild-mark white, thick, compact, with a white belly stained black. The neck is of brown color, fading to cream rising towards the beak, long, flat black entirely surrounded at its base by a ring of white feathers. From the nape unravels a brown stripe that goes to fade brown in the wings. The tarsi reddish orange.
It differs goose home for its slender and elegant but also for the presence of a large lump Almost black in the upper part of the beak.
The average male weighs 5-6 kg, 4-5 kg female.
Diet and behavior
The captive power varies according to the season: in periods of abundant vegetables this plays an important part of the diet. In lack of green herbs, diet mainly consists of feed and cereal flours. The diet of the ducks in the first weeks of life should be rich in protein. in captivity has a behavior quite sociable especially with his fellows. It is recommended to raise it with animals of the same size (not with small ducks).
Groups must consist of one male and three four girls. The females of two years lay an egg every two or three days that must be collected and made from turkeys hatch or placed in the incubator for 30-32 days.
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