Found a CACKLING GOOSE! What should I do?

[cowbell33cassie]

Hello,

I found a Cackling Goose outside of my work. Thinking something might be wrong because he will not fly. I am completely new to geese, I know nothing about them. I have chickens at home and was thinking I would just take it home and let him roam around our yard until he leaves on his own free will. Im not sure. I think they only eat greens. Does anyone have a cackling goose?

I was thinking about just letting him go where I found him but there are many cars that just speed through here, it's a very commercial/industrial area so I guess that would be my last option.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

 

[Pyxis]

Cackling geese eat grass as their diet in the wild, but they will eat waterfowl feed if provided it.

You should really try to get it to a wildlife rehabber. Something could be wrong with it, and it may need care and treatment. Plus, it could be carrying some nasty diseases that it could give your chickens. A wildlife rehabber is the best place for it.