The Embden is the big white farm goose, descended from the white geese of northern Germany around the town of Emden and one of the three heavy breeds in the first American Standard in 1874. At an APA standard of 26 lb for a gander and 20 lb for a goose, it is the heaviest white breed, and its all-white plumage leaves no dark pinfeathers on a dressed bird.
Cold hardy
Broody
Flighty
Egg colorWhite
Egg production20–40 / year
TemperamentFlighty
BroodinessOccasional
ClimateCold hardy
PurposeMeat
Weight
Goose20 lb
Gander26 lb
How to spot it
Plumage
Pure, tight white; blue eyes
Bill
Orange, with orange legs and feet
Look for
A heavy, upright white goose with no knob and no dewlap
