BYC Café

[Bunnylady]

I haven't surveyed the damage of that many geese in a field, but I remember what a "guest" family of Canada geese did to my back yard before the youngsters fledged and the whole crew flew off. The amount of green stuff that goes through them in a day is astonishing. I can just imagine the devastation that a large flock could create in a planted field.

 

[Bridebeliever]

Oh dear me...geese!!! We get Canada Geese that come every February to our small pond. I expect them any day now. I'm so glad it's only two and they only stay for 3 months. They go do their nesting raising young thing somewhere else . What a mess!!! Pooping machines! One year after the two left a group of 6 young ones showed up. We couldn't get them to leave for anything! Our dog used to go out and trouble and chase them every day but then they figured out he was all bark and no bite so they started chasing him back! It was hilarious till the coyote showed up... He couldn't believe that dinner was running TO him with necks stretched out! I felt bad...and happy...the whole flock was gone in a night. All we found were some feathers and one lower beak.

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

Oh dear me...geese!!! We get Canada Geese that come every February to our small pond. I expect them any day now. I'm so glad it's only two and they only stay for 3 months. They go do their nesting raising young thing somewhere else . What a mess!!! Pooping machines! One year after the two left a group of 6 young ones showed up. We couldn't get them to leave for anything! Our dog used to go out and trouble and chase them every day but then they figured out he was all bark and no bite so they started chasing him back! It was hilarious till the coyote showed up... He couldn't believe that dinner was running TO him with necks stretched out! I felt bad...and happy...the whole flock was gone in a night. All we found were some feathers and one lower beak.

Yes coyotes would make quick work of a goose that didn't know any better.
They are murder on fields. We have a large dam here that they like to swarm, them and ducks in the fall.

 

[Bridebeliever]

I'm tempted to see how they taste myself!

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

I'm tempted to see how they taste myself!

Do! They are good. We had one smoked last year.

 

[Tumbling K]

Canadian geese are not bad, but Specklebelly's are better.

Snowgeese, and blues, should only be used to make sausage.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Canada geese are great eats.....

 

[Bridebeliever]

Do! They are good. We had one smoked last year.

Canada geese are great eats.....

Sounds like we should give it a go! Smoked sounds awesome! We have a friends that has a large smoker. Must be a load of meat, those birds are heavy!

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

Good Morning Everyone! I see I am the first in so in will switch on the pot.

 

[sourland]

Thanks, OFW,