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I never actually thought about it, but this makes a lot of sense! Ducks and geese are waterfowl, I bet their lung placement has to do with buoyancy in the water. Since their chest is in water while swimming, I bet their lungs are higher up to help keep the upper bodies from sinking under water...

I need to keep the straddle in mind for when they are fully mature. I was afraid to try it with mine in case I squashed them, lol. But soon enough the arm over the back won't cut it, not when breeding season hits anyway. Thanks for the tip!

There are different ways. You can pick up the goose, making sure to pin its wings under your arms. Keep control of the head, I case it tried to bite and just hold it there until it stops fighting you. The pin works best when the goose submits. Because I have a bad back injury I don't pick the...

That's rough. I only have 1 problem child goose. But with her I have help from an unexpected source. My oldest, dominant pair of geese, Snow and Jasmine, as soon as I hit the yard and squat all the geese coming running to me to tell me about their day and get chest scratches. When Gertrude, my...

I read @Olive Hill post about gander behavior months ago when our white Chinese boy, Snow, was starting to give us trouble. It really works! I did go through a very rough patch with Snow, but now he is very respectful of me. All it took was a few pinnings and 1 chase around the yard and he not...