What is the Friendliest goose Breed??

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Sugar Sand Farm said:
Join any goose group and they will tell you not to have geese around children. We have 7 enbdems three males and four females. i raised them from day olds. Two came from local farms (males) they are the meanest geese ever. the other 5 came from cackle. they are 9 months old and if i had it to do over I wouldnt get them. My grandchildren who took care of them when they were little can not go near them as they hiss and try to bite.they try to dominate little children and see them as lower on the ;ecking order. They see me the same way i dont go into the pens without a rake as they will bite. Ping our largest goose has drawn blood on my DH arm. I had them in a brooder inside the house until they were 2 months old,they were handles all the time but once they got outside in their pens it was a diffeerent story.I can pick them up if necessary but they prefer me not too. I had visions of a herd of geese out in the yard freeranging.LOL that was until Ping decided he would kill the other males. Now they are in three separate pens and he still trys to get to the other males throught he fence. it is a good thing they have a forever home here most people would not put up with them.
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Embden's are extremely bold birds. they have attitude! and I have heard only bad things about them! they are not very afraid of anything, I refuse to buy embdens even as goslings because even the goslings aren't like my sweet Chinese or Africans. plus it depends on bloodlines too! I know an amazing study showed if every generation the calmest, least aggressive and friendliest animals were taken, them being first generation, and bred, and then the calmest, least aggressive and friendliest young were taken from the second generation and bred and so on that they bred out super friendly and clam animals with no aggression. I think this was with an animal though not a bird but I think it only took 3 or 4 generations! I am wondering if this could be done to geese!
 
I have an Embden gander now 6yrs old hatched here, when he was younger he really was a handful. But he has mellowed so much that the past 2 weeks when our grandchildren were visiting they were out with him and he just hung out with them and seemed very curious, but no aggression at all, there was a time they could not be inside the fence because I worried he would bite. I am very happy to see the difference age has made in his temperament. It was almost like you could see him studying them and trying to figure out who they were. and the kids are much calmer now to being 2 teens and a 10 yr old.
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I have had Sebastopol's now for almost 8 years and just love this breed. They are so docile and very calm natured. Once the imprint on a human they are your friend for life. Except breeding season they are involved in mating and fighting other ganders. When it is breeding season no one is their friend!
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My Sebastopol's come running when they see momma has treats for them. Romaine, kale, tomatoes, watermelon, grapes cut up, apple cut up. They love so many different things. NO Spinach too much Iron. Oh as a treat I give cooked corn. They break their but when they see the pot of corn. Stampede!!!!
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Critter Crazy said:
I want to get some geese, but cant decide what breed to get?? what do you guys think is the Friendliest?? Post pics of your Friendly geese, cause I need to convince hubby, that friendly geese do exist!! LOL!!
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My absolute sweetest goose was an African named Lucy. We would wrap her in a towel and swing on the hammock, watch TV, and even swim together!
 

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