I have three geese-Ruth, Boaz, and Jesse who are ordinary farmyard geese. Ruth is so old she doesn't lay eggs anymore, but we've had her for around fifteen years and she's a special pet. Boaz is the survivor of several goslings-he had a sister/wife, but she accidentally got shot with a bb gun. Jesse is the lone survivor of our dearly departed neighbor's flock of geese. He was all alone, and the neighbor's son asked if we could take him and I said yes. Ruth and Boaz were also gifts from that neighbor-if it wasn't for him, I probably would not have gotten into geese.
Despite the often cranky temperments of my ganders, I love my geese and want to raise more someday. I'd also LOVE to raise ducks in the near future-hopefully as soon as I get a little more income.