When we think of farming poultry, it’s common to think of chickens and maybe ducks, but you might be surprised to learn that geese have actually been extremely popular as livestock for ages.

Although they don’t lay as many eggs as chickens or ducks, they lay large ones and since these birds are so big themselves they can produce a lot of meat when it is time to slaughter.

But whatever intentions you have for a flock on your homestead, if you love the look of pure, shining white feathers you’ll be happy to know that there are many species of wild and domestic geese that are all white in color, or very nearly so.

Or perhaps you’re just looking for some interesting specimens when you’re out bird-watching by the lake.

Whatever the case, I’ll be bringing you a list of 12 white goose breeds to know and telling you a little bit about each of them.

All-White Goose Breeds

The following breeds of geese are pure white except for their feet, their bills and their eyes. Although they might have the slightest shading on their feathers at various parts of their body, it does nothing to disrupt the impression that all of these geese are as white as snow.

1. Slovak White

A legacy, or heritage breed of goose, that hails from Slovakia, as the name suggests, these geese are distinguished by their bright or slightly off-white feathers that have a ruffled, almost downy appearance.

The Slovak White is a medium goose that will reach between 13 and 16 pounds (6 to 7 kilograms), with males being larger as is typical.

Long raised for meat and also for their livers, it is actually those fluffy feathers that were the chief commodities owing to their excellent softness and insulating properties.

Regrettably, this is one domestic goose that is critically endangered, and there are only thought to be a few hundred left…

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