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im getting a hen in a few weeks.

No such thng as too much veggies!!

They can be canabalistic when crowded.

Thanks for all the replies! Do any of you know if they build their nest in trees, or on the ground?

The best healthiest treats are slices of oranges, apples, pears, shredded letucce, sliced bananas, peas, green beans. Hope this helps.

Quote: Unless you live in Australia you are unlikely to get your hands on magpie geese, and from the questions you asked you aren't ready for Magpie geese, but good luck all the same. The reason I ask if they can pasture is because I have seen zoos that keep them in open fields with...

My name is Kirby and I lworked at ZooWorld and the Montgomery Zoo. I have gaines expierence working there. At both facilities, we had numerous waterfowl and cranes. We also had sex link chickens, ameracaunas, cornish crosses, and red junglefowl:D. At ZooWorld, we have black swans, egyptian...

lol fund that out the hard way.

Hello from Alabama!

A hotwire is most helpful! installing can be a bit tricky though.

nice home made pen!

Racoons can be killer pains... i would say just kee them in the pen overnight, and cover maybe one part of the enclosure with tarp or some other opaque material.

NO! they cannot be mixed with chickens, cross contamiation is an issue. They need a covered pen (shade cloth is cheap, and very strong) with lots of shade. Their feathers will fade without sufficient shade. They like a well planted "aviary" with small plants that arent poisonous. Bamboo is a...

Eggs are ususallly available during the winter-spring period.

They dont need a shelter~ just something to block the wind. A row of tall bushes should be sufficient. As for food... they can eat 3 parts catfish food, mixed with 5 parts maize. This keeps them healthy, but you should also offer various greens with their daily diet.

Our zoo tried to raise these for our Education Department. They were challenging, one of the keepers had to take them home everynight to socialize them with people.

thx a lot!

cute little geese!

Pilgrim geese are quiet and keep to themselves for the most part.

Each individual is different. Females are usually mellow and chill, but males are just MEAN! At our zoo, we had a pair and they can be very dangerous. We had a protected contact policy with them. Their stalls in our African barn were seperated. We couldnt keep them overnight with each other, or...