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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. More geese may also be required if grass and weed growth is heavy before the geese are placed.

The largest breed of goose, the Dewlap Toulouse is also one of the most docile and friendly. More interested in food than aggression, they make excellent pets and are also exceptional egg layers. They aren't gifted as guardians, however, because they aren't interested in the energy it takes to complete that job.

The White Chinese geese are an ornamental goose due to their fine features. They are a very alert bird that are also able to fly if startled. White Chinese geese are great layers and are also noisy making them great guards of your property. Read more about how they were bred by clicking here.

If you're looking into a new pet but don't want to settle for the usual cat or dog, geese might be a good pet for you. In order to own pet geese, you must have adequate space and check with city guidelines and neighborhood associations to make sure backyard poultry, ducks and geese are allowed in your area.

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.

The number of geese to one gander varies; generally the more geese per gander the better, provided fertility and hatchability are not affected. With the heavier breeds, use one gander to three geese. With the Chinese breed, use one gander to about five geese.

The American Buff breed was developed in the United States. American Buffs usually are calm and docile and make good parents.

Canada geese don't like to be touched or petted. It's just not their thing. They show affection for humans (and each other) vocally. In addition to honking, geese coo, chatter, chirp and chime.

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Chinese are the noisiest breed of geese, and have been employed as 'watchdogs'. They can be very independent and quite aggressive.

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.

Geese can be kept confined, however, they still need plenty of outdoor space and access to an open water source for bathing. Keeping chickens and geese in the same coop can be done, but it may be more practical for the geese to have their own coop.

Embden geese are good foragers, are the fastest growing of the domestic breeds, mature early, and dress out nicely because of their white plumage, although they have a tendency to produce a fatty carcass.

In the US the Migratory Bird Treaty Act makes it illegal to keep any migratory bird as a pet and should you come across one on your property that is injured and cannot leave on its own accord, you are encouraged to report it to the local Game Warden who will instruct you on how to proceed.

You should never pet a wild goose. Geese are territorial and are known to chase or attack humans who disturb their territory. They can be very aggressive and attack especially when their eggs or goslings are threatened and if you get too close, a goose may attack to defend it.

Some geese can be "trained" to be less aggressive. 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 lifespan in the wild of geese who survive to adulthood ranges from 10 to 24 years. The British longevity record is held by a specimen tagged as a nestling, which was observed alive at the University of York at the age of 31.