Pet geese

There's a whole lot more to backyard geese than just their hissing and honking. If you haven’t considered geese before, here are ten reasons you should.

Sebastopol Geese

Raising geese for meat is the primary purpose for most goose breeds, although some are bred with emphasis on other attributes as well.

Geese mostly eat plant matter but they are omnivores and do eat a varied diet typical of most waterfowl. Learn about foods they can and cannot eat here. #geese #homesteading

Geese

Geese aren't difficult if you're prepared. Find out what makes them different from other barnyard birds and decide if they're right for you

The best layers of all goose breeds.

Dec 17, 22. Rise and shine. I ❤️ the smell of an old 🐴 stall & emotions arise when I smell hay. But Geese STINK. You need an excellent setup if you keep geese. I’m lucky in that I only have 2 & they only have to be in “house” at night for about 5 months out of the yr. I clean the goose bedding dly just by using a pitchfork…scoop where they bedded-down and toss. Straw molds easily so you need a pitchfork to fluff so no moisture spots get stagnant. That would be unfortunate for MY geese and…

Since most domestic duck breeds don’t fly well or at all, and some are too heavy to even walk fast, and since geese tend to be aggressive toward trespassers, keeping ducks and geese together offers the ducks some measure of protection from predators.

Sebastopol Geese are a heritage breed originating in England in 1860. They were also known as Danubian geese in Britain in the 19th century. The Germans can them Lockengans or curl-goose and Struppgans meaning unkempt goose. They came to the US from southeastern Europe around the Black Sea. They are named after the Russian City that exported them to the US, They were accepted in the Poultry Association in 1938. A flock of geese can also be called a gaggle. Sebastopol geese are…

Protect your flocks of chickens and other poultry and fowl by incorporating guard geese. Read more articles by Amy Fewell — of The Fewell Homestead and Homesteaders of America — on the McMurray Hatchery blog. #homesteading #geese #raisinggeese #goslings #amyfewell #homesteaders #guardgeese Photos courtesy of Amy Fewell, Teddi Yaeger and Ashley Stratton.

Sissy on the Left and Ginger on the right with Sissy's goslings. All are African geese

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raise healthy geese

Geese have a varied diet of plant matter, but they also eat some animal proteins. You can learn all about the diet of geese here.

I’m getting guardian goose questions on repeat lately as people start to place their spring chick/duckling/gosling orders. So let’s talk about what a goose can and can’t do for the homestead.