What is Greylag Hus?

Greylag Goose is a large goose originally from Europe and Western Asia. This type of goose is considered to be the primary predecessor of most breeds of domestic geese. Greylag Goose is gray on his back, with a gray feathers on his neck and a white lower abdomen. Its scientific name is Anser Anser and is part of the large family Anatidae, which includes geese, ducks and swans. Alternative spelling used mainly in the United States is "Graylag".

Greylag Goose includes the US, Western Siberia, Asia, parts of China, Iceland, the British Isles and North and Southern Europe. In the United States, both wild and domestic flocks are, although the native bird range is limited to Asia and Europe.

This type of goose is a migration bird that moves south and west in winter. There are wild flocks in a mild climate, such as the British Isles, which remain all year round. Part of the "delay" of the name Greylag Goose is derzvyvyl to be one of the last migration geese to move south in winter.

Greylag Geese have a span andSI 30 to 35 inches (76 to 89 cm) and are about 31 inches (80 cm) long. Mature birds weigh 6 to 8 pounds (about 2.7 to 3.6 kg) and men are often larger than women. Greylag is generally considered to be the largest of Anser Anser species.

Greylag Geese are herbivores and granivocci that feed on shoots, ponds, roots, tubers, nuts, fruit and grains. This type of goose also prefers homemade crops such as potatoes, carrots and turnip. These geese can often be found grazing fields.

Greylag Husa builds shallow nests on the ground in marshy areas between reeds, hollow areas, trees and undergrowth. The nests are built of reeds, brushes and other plant materials. Greylag Goose should bend the nests in wetlands, around ponds and lakes and small islands.

female lay in spring three to 12 light white eggs with incubation period, which ranges from 27 to 29 days. OnceThey are made of eggs, they are taken care of by goslin and learn to feed parents for about eight weeks. After eight weeks, young Greylag geese are independent. Birds are relatively lonely during the breeding season, with nests distracted around the area usually at least 36 feet apart. At the end of the summer and early autumn, when the birds are melted and prepared for migration, up to 25,000 birds are joined.