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FAQs

How many geese should you keep? ›

The number of geese needed per acre depends on the level of weed growth and the crop. For example, one to two geese are adequate for an acre of cotton (five to six geese per hectare), and two to three geese are recommended for an acre of strawberries (six to eight geese per hectare).

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.

Ask about the breed traits, characteristic behavior, and temperament. It is better to know before acquiring the geese if they have any behavior traits that you won't enjoy having on your farm. Also, consider if you have enough space to give the geese.

Both the Chinese and Embden geese are great backyard breeds for the beginner. Additional breeds that can be quite friendly include the Toulouse and Pilgrim breeds.

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.

The breeds best suited for guard duty are the Tufted Roman, Saddleback Pomeranian, and Chinese. Tufted Roman geese make excellent guard animals. In fact, it was Tufted Roman geese that sounded the alarm when the Gauls tried to invade Rome.

96mm) provides a discrete barrier to dissuade geese from entering property (especially from water areas) and can be electrified for increased effectiveness. Wire fencing applications should begin approximately 1′ off the ground with successive strands approximately 1″ above the last to a height of at least three feet.

Your instinct may be to turn and run away, but this is exactly what you should not do. Instead, if you're confronted by a goose, maintain eye contact with it and stand your ground, Bryerton advised. "Once you have made eye contact, move slowly and try not to make a bunch of noise or quick movements," he said.

A goose can deter hawks and other small predators like snakes, rats, skunks and maybe even raccoons because of their size. A goose can not physically fend off a coyote, fox, large raccoon or other large predators. But they can sound their alarm to alert their farmer.

Are geese high maintenance? ›

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.

I have had as many as 5 guard geese at a time, and the geese will hang around with each other, but they also track the chickens and will make ALL THE NOISE, which is what you want. Starting early, try to keep them in the same brooding space and make sure they spend lots of time as a large group.

Geese make excellent weeders for certain crops. They are vegetarian birds (unlike ducks and chickens), and they have a never ending appetite for fresh greens. While you wouldn't want them weeding your standard vegetable garden, they can be perfect picking around berries, bushes or small trees.

Fast Facts. Ducks and geese need to live with at least three to four other companions, the best minimum mix is a mallard/gander to three females. Ducks live between five and ten years depending on breed, and geese can live anywhere between ten and 24 years.

Domestic geese usually do not fly much, and flying is most likely to occur in the lighter breeds or with younger birds. Once you have chosen your breed it is worth seeking out other keepers and finding out if they have problems with geese flying out of their enclosure, and what their fencing solutions are.