A short video of the smartest chicken in my flock.......competing with the ducks for food....

[Jsat]

I can't remember where my mom got them from, but the goose is a Roman Tufted.

 

[Minnowey]

Right, the goose should be fun to have around....so long it's a goose and not a gander....

 

[Jsat]

Mr. Briggs might not last if "he" (not sure if goose or gander) hurts the chickens.......He's been kinda pecking at them from time to time.

 

[Minnowey]

Mr. Briggs will probably be at the top of the pecking order now and of he does last. A little pecking is ok. Gander means a male goose, and a female is just called a goose. I hope he does last, geese are fun to have around.

 

[Jsat]

Thanks for all the helpful advice! Good to know a little pecking is okay. He just seems to have grumpy moments. I'm spending a lot of time talking to all of them and especially Mr. Briggs. I want him to be nice to as many people as possible. Which right now is just the 3 of us.......he'll probably not like strangers much. I've heard that about geese....By the way, I feel warmly welcomed! Thank you!

 

[Jsat]

By the way, it's really funny....I sit here in the garage, next to the chickens, with my computer for hours on end. I can't play that video anywhere NEAR Sweet Pea because she comes RUNNING. I worked really hard to try to get her to know her name. I don't want to desensitize her to it. But I LOVE watching that video. The Pekin (they're all named Donald) took a dive for the mealworm like an action hero. It cracks me up.

 

[Minnowey]

Nice to have them one their names. I like the name Donald for a pekin..... BTW, if you have anymore questions on your Mr. Briggs, you should ask Pyxis. She raises Roman Tufteds, so knows a whole lot more about them than me lol.

 

[BeamMeUpScotty]

I have two make Indian runners raised with a pair of Chinese geese. The gander was killed. Now one year old the ducks want to mate with the adult goose. I have 3 girl ducks and another pair of geese, 2 months old. The adult drakes are aggressively trying to mate with the young goose, but just chase the ducks.
Is there any hope my Drake's will figure it out?

 

[ChickenCrazyCanadian]

Smartie pants!