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Grey Pomeranian goose, best in her section of 38 grey
Pomeranians.
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What is the
European Waterfowl Show?
The idea of a European Waterfowl Show began in 1987
when Rudi Kurtz, Karl Reiling and Kenneth Broekman got together to
organise the event. The first EWS was included in Ornithophilia, the
show held annually in Holland at Utrecht. After this first ‘all
waterfowl’ event, waterfowl breeders went on to hold a European Show
every three years.
This year, the Fifth
European Duck Show and First European Goose Show was held in Veenendaal,
Holland 24–26 October
2002. Although more waterfowl are exhibited at some of the larger shows
in Germany, this one was different because it attracted a variety of
birds from Denmark, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany and visitors
from a number of countries in Europe plus the USA. The only thing
stopping more entries from the UK, Spain and Norway, was the huge
distances involved for transporting the birds. There were fifteen breeds of
geese including Flemish, Czech, Normandy and Celler. Some goose breeds
which were on display have now become truly international—the
Toulouse, Embden, Chinese and African. Other breeds, such as the Brecon
Buff from Wales, the West of England goose, and Pomeranian and
Steinbacher from Germany, are increasing in popularity and were at this
show too. Text: Extract from article in Country Smallholding, March
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