Top: Sebastopol geese from Cottage Rose, a Sebastopol breeder. 
Left: Snowflake the Sebastopol goose (who thinks she’s a sheep), at the Red Brick Road Farm, Icelandic sheep breeding, Illinois. 
Right: The Sebastopol goose (also known as Frizzled Fowl) has pure white, curling feathers. 

Sebastopol geese are descended from the European Gray-lag goose, and have been around for a couple hundred years. Their origination remains the subject of debate, even today, but the following account was published in the Illustrated London News, on September 8, 1860, and re-printed in The Poultry Book:
Amongst the geese there were two curious specimens from Sebastopol, exhibited by Mr. T.H.D. Bayly. These birds are somewhat smaller than those of this country at a mature size, but they are of the purest white and the most perfect form, whilst the more conspicuous portion of their plumage is of a curly nature, affording a very striking contrast to the feathers of the ordinary English goose. The feathers on the back are curved and frilled upwards; the secondary feathers of the wings are elongated and twisted, also the tail coverts. These geese were sent to Mr. Bayly by John Harvey, Esq., who had been cruising in the Black Sea. Their weight is 11 lbs. each. They are of precisely the same habits as our English geese. 

The average female goose will produce between 25-30 eggs per year. They bond well and can be very social with their keepers. The long curling feathers prevent them from flying well, although they do maintain some flight ability. Clean swimming water, such as a small pool, should be provided to allow the geese to bathe and clean themselves. Sebastopol geese can be raised in colder climates if an adequate shelter from the cold is provided.