The Cotton Patch is an American landrace — the small utility goose Southern homesteaders simply called 'geese' and turned into cotton and corn fields to pull weeds. It is autosexing: ganders mature to white, while geese are solid grey or grey saddleback. Most strains can still fly, and they forage well enough to thrive in orchards and rotational grazing. Hens lay only 12–16 eggs a year, in two clutches, but brood and raise them well. It is one of the most endangered American geese, rated Critical by The Livestock Conservancy.
Good with kids
Heat tolerant
Broody
Egg colorWhite
Egg production12–16 / year
TemperamentDocile
BroodinessFrequent
ClimateHeat tolerant
PurposeMeat And Weeding
Weight
Goose12 lb
Gander14 lb
How to spot it
Plumage
Ganders white; geese solid grey with white on the face, or grey saddleback
Look for
A small, light goose that can fly, with white males and grey females in the same flock
