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FAQs

How many geese should you keep? ›

No more than four geese per acre should be used. More geese may be required, however, if the plantings are in beds because beds have a larger area where grass and weeds can grow.

In an orchard or open lawn, the only challenge is to make sure you have enough geese to manage the space — approximately 10 geese an acre for a nicely trimmed lawn. Moveable electric fencing can be used to manage the birds, moving them from area to area as their work is completed.

Geese get a bad rap (sometimes quite fairly, in my opinion). But we have found them to be a great addition to our homestead. They can be raised as guard animals, for goose eggs and goose meat, and they are hardy and self-sufficient.

Waterfowl are very social animals and should come to see you as part of their community. Keep talking to them, holding them, and giving them treats, and eventually some of them may actually "like" you...and others will at least tolerate you!

Pilgrim geese are renowned for their docile and friendly temperament. They have a calm, personable and quiet disposition, which makes them less aggressive in comparison to other breeds.

Young geese can be slaughtered at six to 12 pounds (15 to 20 weeks of age). Waterfowl are usually harder to pick then chickens but they can be easier if done at the right time. Catch a few birds a week before you plan to slaughter and pull out a tail feather and a few breast feathers.

Chinese geese go broody and are the better layers, laying as many as 50 eggs in a season. Because of this they are ideal for crossing with other breeds. Chinese and Emden crosses produce desirable goslings of white fleshing qualities more economically than do the pure breeds.

Parasites, E. Coli, and aggression are just a few of those problems. Canada geese feces can be hazardous to people's health, but usually only when inhaled or ingested.

Geese are low-maintenance.

Geese are some of the best foragers around and, given free access to quality pasture, need little to no supplementation for a third of the year. To illustrate, our flock of seven ducks – despite being enthusiastic bug hunters- required as much feed as our flock of fourteen geese.

Calls. Snow Geese are possibly the noisiest of all waterfowl. Their main call, made by both males and females, is a nasal, one-syllable honk given at any hour of the day or night, at any time of year, in the air or on the ground. Distant calling flocks are reminiscent of a pack of baying hounds.

Do geese get attached to humans? ›

Often, a very young, "imprinted" gosling will still be very bonded to its owners as an adult, but sometimes that very same goose will become aggressive since it doesn't have any respect or fear of humans.

The goose is one of the most intelligent birds. It has a good memory and does not forget people, animals or situations easily which is what makes it such a good watch animal against intruders whether human or animal.

Ducks and geese also eat a lot of insects, so feeding them mealworms or freeze-dried crickets mimics their natural food choices. Other good options include oats, birdseed, cracked corn, peas, lettuce, spinch and kale, according to TreeHugger(Opens in a new window).

Even geese that do fly are very unlikely to fly away if their needs are met.

A goose generally does not do well as a solo goose. They are partnership oriented and if they aren't provided with a goose mate, they will select a smaller bird which can be harmful.

Adult males staunchly defend the pair's nesting territory so the females can focus on finding food and incubating their eggs. In addition, pairs of geese have higher social rankings than those of unmated geese, so they gain access to better foraging opportunities and better nesting sites.

Thanks to those loud honks, geese make excellent guardians for smaller fowl, like chickens. They can scare off and even kill many smaller predators that otherwise would bother your hens, and they are known to be great at spotting aerial predators.