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That's no fun!  I guarantee you that the geese free-ranging with livestock is not an issue.  My horse hates cats, and will try to get them.  But he'll let a goose share his grain.  When the cattle are up around the house, the geese act like they are nothing and will even graze around the cows if they are lying down.  The geese are very intelligent...they know where they go at night, they don't go far from the house and I'm on the corner of 65 acres with a house next door to me, and a creek on the other side.  They don't go anywhere near the road.  When I'm outside working on something, they hang close and watch what I'm doing.  They have raised goslings without a loss, free-ranging even.

Geese rock!!!

ETA:  I free-range without fencing.

Dutch, I cut long pieces of medium thick glossed cardboard 6" tall to fit along edge of bottom half where lid slips on.  Then I mask taped pieces to bottom, creating a good seal.  I then cut v corners about 2" deep on top of cardboard pieces and connected with tape, making a dome, so lid slides down and secures.  Overall, it makes the inside 4" taller and should hold humidity a lot better.

That's no fun!  I guarantee you that the geese free-ranging with livestock is not an issue.  My horse hates cats, and will try to get them.  But he'll let a goose share his grain.  When the cattle are up around the house, the geese act like they are nothing and will even graze around the cows if they are lying down.  The geese are very intelligent...they know where they go at night, they don't go far from the house and I'm on the corner of 65 acres with a house next door to me, and a creek on the other side.  They don't go anywhere near the road.  When I'm outside working on something, they hang close and watch what I'm doing.  They have raised goslings without a loss, free-ranging even.

Geese rock!!!

ETA:  I free-range without fencing.

Oh, you are making this harder......   Good news though because now you seriously have me thinking about free ranging geese with my horses and of course only dewlap toulouse for me.