Newsflash

It's a very strange time for us at the moment at Alledal Gård.

We've been here in Sweden for over 4 years, and during that time we have had some down moments, but mainly we've had a wonderful time trying to make a success of our little farm in Skåne. I have no regrets about coming to Sweden in the summer of 2006.

Now, I'm afraid, the end is nigh, and we are shutting down the farm. Over the last few weeks the chickens, ducks, and geese have found new homes, and hopefully in the next few days the goats will have new homes too. By the end of 2010 Alledal Gård will no longer be an active farm.

We've had some wonderful successes with the yellow ducks and the chickens particularly, and have found it to be incredibly rewarding. And for me personally, a fantastic way to switch off when I come back from work on my main job.

This is the beginning of a new chapter for us, and hopefully over the coming months we'll be able to share more of our plans for the future. If you've followed us over the years, many thanks, and I hope that we've brought some pleasure to you from our little corner of the Swedish countryside. 

 

 

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Skånegås / Skåne Geese Print
Written by Nigel Holmes   
Sunday, 06 May 2007

The grey and white Skånegås was being bred around the towns of Vomb and Hunneberga by the end of the nineteenth century by Mårten Olssen. Looking very similar to the Pomeranian and Danish Goose its history is more distinct than might be believed. Research has shown that the Skånegås is mainly of native Swedish origin with less mixing with foreign breeds than had been first thought and that despite appearances. The breed was standardised by the early twentieth century.

It is one of the heavy breeds of goose with ganders weighing between 8 and 11Kg and geese between 6 and 8Kg. They are not great layers though some have been known to lay up to 40 eggs per season. The average though is between twenty and thirty 200g eggs.

Skånegås / Skåne Geese
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