Drava Goose
The Drava goose is a regional domestic goose associated with the Drava River lowlands of Croatia and neighboring parts of the Pannonian basin. It is best understood as a traditional landrace shaped by village farms, river meadows, stubble grazing, and seasonal household production. Birds may be grey, white, or pied depending on the line, but they are generally medium-sized, hardy, and closer to a practical greylag-type farm goose than to a highly standardized exhibition breed.
Keeping Drava geese is mainly a matter of preserving a local working bird: grass-based feeding, simple shelter, access to water, and protection from foxes and other predators are central. The breed's regional identity makes sourcing important, especially where similar Balkan or generic farm geese are present. Conservation flocks should avoid unnecessary crossing and choose breeding birds for fertility, sound legs, good mothering, and the ability to thrive outdoors. In mixed farmyards they can be useful grazers and noisy sentinels, with the usual springtime territorial behavior of domestic geese.
Colors: Blue, Brown, Brown and White, Buff, Buff and White, Gray, Gray and White, Grey, Lavender, Pied, Saddleback, Splash, Tufted, White
