Fragrant geese

[Lila123]

Non-bird people keep asking me what birds smell like because they’ve seen bird owners on TikTok and Instagram talking about how good they smell.
I’ve kept various parrots and a canary over my life and when they’re clean they just smell sort of dusty. I think people think they smell nice because you always love the smell of someone you love. My chickens also just smell sort of dusty.
My waterfowl have a smell. My ducks all smell musky, a little like a ram in rut, even when they are clean.
But my pilgrim geese smell sweet and fragrant like some of our native tree flowers (that I don’t have in my garden). The vet says they’re both in great shape

Does anyone else experience this?

 

[Goosebaby]

My geese all smell snuggly. My white goose Delphi has a different smell than my grey geese though which is interesting.

 

[JRies]

Just did the spring dig out on my 20x40 foot barn. Ducks have about 1/10th of it was really stinky. Cleaned out the main goose pen didn't smell anything bad. I don't feed in the barn and clean out 2 times a year. Had a young one that had to move into the house for a bit. Pooped smelled it but a hour later nothing.. Geese are such a grooming bird if they have the right water to bath in and are feed right they shouldn't smell. Your doing good.

 

[blackbox]

Geese are so fastidious about grooming, they've always smelled pleasant and clean to me. I've never noticed a floral smell though! I agree, chickens smell dusty, ducks smell... kind of gross, lol.