A discussion I was having the other day - I think a Swan is noticably bigger than a goose, but I don't have their sizes to comapre!
2006-10-12 02:23:02 · 22 answers · asked by malthegoalie 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
it would depend on the breed of goose. If you are thinking of the normal embden goose then they are around the same size. However if you think about the brecon buff or canada goose for example, then a swan is bigger.
I have never seen any swan with a wingspan of 9 feet as someone here suggested. I have kept, bred and shown geese for many years and live in the fens which is an area near Welney wildfowl centre which ia a massive overwintering ground for different species of swans so se them regularly. I have also taken in injured swans and they are not noticably bigger than embden geese which is the common white goose. They may have a slightly longer wingspan but I take larger to mean body size and compared to the embden they are similar body sized.
2006-10-12 02:32:39 · answer #1 · answered by fenlandfowl 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know for a fact that a swan is much bigger than a goose because i own some swans and geese
2006-10-12 02:47:21 · answer #2 · answered by Justin B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Swan Wingspan
2016-11-06 22:59:52 · answer #3 · answered by flemons 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Swan by about 20%
2006-10-12 02:31:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would say it was a swan, you can't but a swan in the OVEN but you can a goose. No i am not making a joke i am summing up the question. A swan wouldn't fit
2006-10-12 02:32:59 · answer #5 · answered by chass_lee 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Swan
2006-10-12 02:30:34 · answer #6 · answered by edison 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If they are tall and stand rather upright (a bit like the duck from the Aflac commercials) and have a knobby thing on their forehead they are called swan geese (type of goose). If flat forehead and shaggy thick neck and stand more horizontally then they are china whites. Both have orange beaks and, yeah, if you aren't part of the family you aren't invited to their party ;)
2016-03-28 06:16:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely a swan. My B I L has both swans and geese. The swans are definitely bigger. They are about twice the size, girth wise and they stand taller.
2006-10-12 02:31:53 · answer #8 · answered by Why do you ask? 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A swan is larger
2006-10-12 06:13:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Swan is a goose but it is larger lets say than the Canadian goose.
2006-10-12 02:30:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋