Kaluga Goose

Kaluga goose is a Russian domestic goose associated with the Kaluga region of central Russia, an area of river valleys, meadows, and long winters. The name is usually treated as a local breed or regional landrace rather than a globally standardized goose with one fixed show description. Birds described under the Kaluga name are farm geese selected for practical use, with gray, white, or pied plumage possible in local stocks and a body type suited to meat production from pasture.

Keepers looking for Kaluga geese should expect a grazing bird that still needs grain support during breeding, finishing, or snowy months. Housing should be dry underfoot and well ventilated, since heavy geese can develop foot and feather problems if kept in mud. In preservation flocks, the important records are source, hatch year, and parentage; without that information, a regional goose name can quickly become indistinguishable from ordinary mixed farm geese.

Colors: Blue, Brown, Brown and White, Buff, Buff and White, Gray, Gray and White, Grey, Lavender, Pied, Saddleback, Splash, Tufted, White