The Chinese domestic goose is one of the post popular and well known breeds of domestic goose, having been kept as poultry for their meat, eggs, and down feathers since ancient times. Archaeological evidence for domesticated geese in Egypt goes back more than 4,000 years!

The original domesticated geese are derived from the Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) and these are now known as Chinese geese. These may be readily distinguished from European geese by the large knob at the base of the bill, though hybrids may exhibit every degree of variation between them.

Unofficially, there are two kinds of Chinese geese: those that hate the world and everything that moves within it, and those which have to be picked up and carried to their shed. The Chineese goslings are the most responsive goslings of all - speak to them and they cannot resist shouting back. Pick them up and give them attention, and they will be tame pets for life.