Well my four have a 1/4 acre pond all to themselves and 3 acres to roam on. They still go to the chicken coop every night to sleep. They stand at the door making a racket until I let them in at night.
They get along with the chickens fine. They have bitten my German Shepherd in the Butt several times, then stand there with a beak full of hair. They are getting better with the dog. I
I found this article at Metzer farms about how to train your goose
http://www.metzerfarms.com/Stories....our Ganders Not to Be Aggressive&CustID=21924
I started today. It really wasn't that hard. I sure did get the big blue eye look. But they backed off.
I will just have to remember to put them in to the chicken run when company comes over. Since this breed of goose is the mega watch dog of the goose breed.
I will keep you posted on my results with the training. and how many more times I get bitten.