Pilgrim geese are one of the oldest breeds of geese available. They are naturally sex linked with the ganders always being pure white and the girls light grey usually with a white head. Pilgrims are a light breed of goose. With the girls weighing around 5kgs and the boys 6kg.
Pilgrims are average layers producing around 30 eggs per season. They make quiet good mothers, and tend to produce very good nests. Pilgrims can be hard to locate in Australia.
| PROS |
CONS |
| They are a sex-linked breed,
making day old identification very easy. |
Can be flighty due to their
light weight. |
| Lovely when in a flock situation
with white males and grey females. |
A little up tight. |
| Eccelent grazers, light weight
and do not have a compaction issue. |
Can be hard to locate new blood
lines. |
| Not many pure Pilgrims in
Australia. |
Photos of Pilgrim Geese
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Pilgrim Goose at 07 VWA show
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Geese in breeding pens. |
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Trio of breeding Pilgrims
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Pricing of Pilgrim Geese
| Age |
Price based on 'pet quality'
birds |
Availability |
| Adult Birds |
$50.00 |
Occasional |
| Young Adult birds |
$40.00 |
Reasnobly frequent |
| Goslings |
$30.00 |
Often in spring |
Please note we sell our young geese in Pairs or Ganders only. As a general rule we do not sell girls on their own.