Comment on The ride of a lifetime

• FauxPseudo@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Depending on the time of year they will dodge or attack me. So they are very interactive. My wife can pet them.

  We got them because hawks were taking out chickens. After we got geese that stopped. In addition to being excellent guard animals they also mow the grass and in the spring they give us giant eggs.

  After the initial cost to buy, raise for a month until they can be outside and their housing they can live entirely on grass making them practically free to maintain. Best farm investment ever.

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  • ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s so cool. Thanks for the information!

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    • FauxPseudo@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I am from the internet. I’m here to help.

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  • killea@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Damn that is cool. I’m glad I learned these things about geese today!

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  • kandoh@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    How often do they get sick or injured?

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    • FauxPseudo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      In 6 years we have had one sick goose. She was always too small for her breed. Not sure why she was sick.

      This year was the first injury of a goose. They did something that cut up a foot. We treated it with some safe wash and they recovered just fine.

      Injuries to me have been numerous. The boys like to attack me when I’m putting them to bed so I occasionally end up with welts and bruises. The girls occasionally give me a nice little buffeting with their wings when I’m trying to remove them from a nest so I can take away their eggs.

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