I have done minor conditioning on mine. When babies I say "dinnertime", when I feed. I taught them to herd forward with my arms outstretched walking towards them. I let them into a day yard and at night I'd say "bedtime' and start herding t hem. Now I can just call" bedtime goose" across the yard and they come. Same with my ducks. I also have each go into separate pens. They learn which is theirs. When the geese start doing something I don't want them to I yell "goose", if they don't stop (usually eating something I hadn't fenced off yet, I stomp towards them.Now they pretty much listen. I say "outside" in the morning, and now I no longer herd them I just tell them. They also know 'greens' and will come if I call greens.
They also figure out if I am weeding the garden i throw goodies over the fence, so both geese and ducks if they see me come out the back door tend to come running. They also come down and wait for me at night to come out and feed and put them to bed.... They aren't dumb, you just have to be consistant, They can connect any behavior to food....
They also figure out if I am weeding the garden i throw goodies over the fence, so both geese and ducks if they see me come out the back door tend to come running. They also come down and wait for me at night to come out and feed and put them to bed.... They aren't dumb, you just have to be consistant, They can connect any behavior to food....