Faroese goose

The Faroese goose (Faroese: føroyska gásin) is probably the oldest form of tame goose in Europe and possibly the direct descendants of the tame geese that the Landnám folk brought from Scandinavia and the British Isles.

In most places, however, caretakers provide supplementary food just before and during egg laying and when snow is on the ground.

The properties of today's Faroese geese result from natural selection over centuries, where only the most well-adapted birds reproduced.

In Nordisk Genbank Husdyr, the breed is described as a "not too large and not at all rough built, but otherwise it must not be refined and neat.

Earlier, most got lightly salted or wind-dried for winter supplies, and the goose is a Christmas table favorite.