Buyer question
How long do African goose poultry live?
Our Animal Library gives the African goose poultry a lifespan of 15–25 years.
Source: the African goose poultry page in the Everybarn Animal Library. African goose poultry in the Animal Library
The detail
African geese come from Asian swan geese despite their name, and are large with a knob on the bill and a dewlap. They are calm, vocal and good grazers, kept for meat and as watch geese.
- Hardiness
- 4 out of 5 (Knobs can frostbite)
- Origin
- Asia (swan goose)
- Best fit
- Homesteads, pasture
What to weigh
African geese are loud and big. Knobs can get frostbite in very cold weather.