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Post by Mischka on May 23, 2007 11:49:41 GMT -5
I got two of these as orphaned week-olds last year. One was killed by a fisher over the winter and the remaining one has grown into quite the guard-bird. He hates just about anything that moves, except for me. After doing some searching on the net, I've read that this breed is supposed to be docile and unaggressive. Someone needs to tell this to my bird. ;D I'm thinking of getting a couple of more geese so that he has some company, but I don't want more of this breed if they are predisposed to be aggressive.  Does anyone else here have any recommendations? |
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Post by lavandulagirl on May 23, 2007 18:36:15 GMT -5
I've read the same - that they are relatively non-aggressive. You might just have a testy goose, there, Mischka. He could want to be an only child. Good luck with that!
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 24, 2007 10:12:58 GMT -5
Lonely. It is mating season you know..Find him a Mate.
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Post by flowerpower on May 29, 2007 6:09:19 GMT -5
How well would a goose get along with the hens?
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 29, 2007 8:23:16 GMT -5
I had Toulouse geese with a Toulouse X Chinese (very noisy and aggressive) gander for several years.... They co-habitated, but the geese had their own large dog house to sleep and birth in, and graining was done separately, so there were no issues about personal "space". But they pastured together during the summer months without incident.
I have however, had tom turkeys kill a rooster once over grain. So you never know until you try it.
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Post by flowerpower on May 31, 2007 6:40:24 GMT -5
I really want a "guard" bird. And I know geese can be territorial and noisy. Plus they are way cheaper & easier to get around here than turkeys. Once the warm weather starts, I get people trying to go up to the barnyard area to look at the animals. I got into it with 2 guys last summer about the goats. They had already decided which of the animals looked tastiest. Maybe a nice attack goose would solve the problem of people getting too close.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 31, 2007 8:48:11 GMT -5
Don't forget to make a sign saying Beware of Guard Geese and post it. You don't want those same city folk suing you for being bit.
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Post by johno on May 31, 2007 9:59:28 GMT -5
Flowerpower, I can tell you from experience that you are on the right track. Geese are easy to care for and herd around, and they are just as noisy as any guard dog. They are fun to watch when they spread their wings to look bigger and crane their necks and hiss, but the real fun begins when they take a bite of the intruder!
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 31, 2007 22:02:50 GMT -5
We had a gander that even attacked our F150 supercab, because we tried to drive past his mates nest. Guess what? he got a little too close to the moving parts and became roadkill..He made a tasty Sunday dinner though. No sense wasting one when we knew how and why he died..  |
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Post by lavandulagirl on Jun 1, 2007 5:29:11 GMT -5
Pressed goose? 
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Post by flowerpower on Jun 1, 2007 5:52:00 GMT -5
I'm sure some idiot will try to pet the goose. when I worked at the petting zoo, we had signs everywhere that said "Do not feed the horses and donkeys. They may bite your fingers". You know it was the adults who never listened. And alot of people were scared of the turkey hen we had running around. Yeah she was BIG, but gentle.
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