Vištinės Goose

THIS SPECIES IS RARE AND ENDANGERED. Vištinės goose is a Lithuanian goose variety developed by cross-breeding a local breed with Embden goose, Pomeranian goose, and Eastern Prussian goose at the beginning of the 20th century. The goose is also known locally as Vištinės žąsys.

The geese have an average weight of 5,2 kilograms in males and 6,2 kilograms in females. Their chest is broad, while the neck is of medium length, and the color is white with nuances of silver. Nowadays, the breed is quite rare and endangered, so the Lithuanian Animal Science Institute has implemented a conservation plan – they gathered 120 flocks of these geese for reproduction, and every year a few birds are given to breeders.