gray saddleback pomeranian. or buff american?

[Jen C]

I had a female African and a pair American Buffs live with my ducks for over 10 years and never had a problem with the geese being aggressive towards the ducks. I got new ducks along the way and none of the geese were ever aggressive towards the new birds. I got all 3 of those birds as young adults and I do not know if they were raised around ducks or not. I have some gray Saddleback Pomeranians now and I would NEVER put ducks in with them. The males are extremely territorial and I am quite certain would injure or kill ducks. In all fairness though they were not raised around ducks. I have no idea if this is a breed trait, gender related or is just those individual birds. My Buff African geese that I also have now are not nearly as territorial as my Pomeranians, but those birds were raised with ducks and a couple different age groups of goslings. So much with geese can just depend on how they were raised and individual temperament. You may be better off with female geese in the long run though as they don't tend to be as territorial as the males.

 

[country_girl011]

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thank you this all helps so much

how do your female poms act??
i really love the look of this breed. but i have herd amazing things about the buffs.

i plan on only getting female birds.
i would be too scared the males would get after my female ducks.

 

[Jen C]

My female Poms are not territorial at all. I have two that are very sweet and friendly. The other is more standoffish but none have ever shown agression towards me or other animals. The male Poms are not aggressive towards me, just to strange people and animals.

 

[1MrsMagoo]

I have a pair of Pomeranians: One goose and one gander. They were purchased as adults and are housed with ducks they were not raised with: Runners, Rouens, and a Black Swedish. Until the geese began with breeding season, they all got along pretty well.

Once breeding season began, the male did become more aggressive toward the ducks. However, he simply pinches them (if they went into HIS part of the house) and drives them away...not seriously hurt them. I didn't want the ducks to be hassled though, so made some accommodations.

Luckily our duck/goose house is built in such a way that the problem was easily solved. We made the door on the small house operable (the geese claimed this area) and put a wire door inside blocking entry into the bigger house: The bigger house has it's own entry door. The ducks like to go in at dusk and the geese when it is fully dark several minutes later. Having two doors allows everybody to go in when they want without worries. It makes it a lot easier on me too since if the ducks went in before the geese I would have a fracas to deal with (the ducks ALWAYS went into the small house and the geese would chase them out). It only took two days after the change for them to get the point and now everyone waddles to the correct door/house.

This is the front of our duck/goose housing ......

As to everything else....I can still reach in and get the goose's egg without being attacked. The gander doesn't do more than hiss when anyone gets too close to him or his special lady. He still polices the pond area: No rough duck mating, rooster fighting, or hawk intrusions are allowed on his watch. If he sees any nonsense going on he raises his wings and runs toward the disturbance while honking his head off.

All though I have never owned any other geese for comparison...I would say my Pom's are pretty easy going. My whole family loves them.

However, I would assume they are like any other fowl or animal for that matter: Each one has it's own personality and may or may not act like the rest of the members of their breed. My aunt had an Embden goose that ran her farm. You would pull into her driveway and see it and three or four big dogs waiting by the house: I guarantee the only one anyone was scared of was that darned goose!

Good luck with whatever geese you end up getting!

 

[country_girl011]

thank you this has helped alot.
my only issue with the poms is i do not think the guy knows how to sex them,
and i reall dont want a gander.
but they are what will most likely go with bcuz they are so pretty (as are the buffs) but i like the painted look

 

[extraordinaryfowl]

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There are a lot of good resources on how to sex geese - metzer farms has a video, and the Book of Geese (holderread) has a section on it I believe. It is not nearly as hard as with chickens. That way you might have a better idea the sex you are getting!

 

[Oregon Blues]

I own both Pomeranian and Blue American.

Both have nice temperaments and good manners. By far the less aggressive would be geese of either breed, with the ganders being more protective. My goose tends to allow the ganders to take care of guard duty. The goose is less aggressive, and her personal zone is rather small and just around the nest and the immediate vicinity of the goslings. However, she will protect the nest and hatchlings and she is much more fierce than the ganders if you get too close and look like a threat.

The geese are very protective of the nest and the hatchlings and nobody is allowed near, not even the ducks. That can cause problems if the ducks don't have enough space to stay far enough away.

My Pomeranian is much more dignified than the Americans. The blues are capable of being clownish and the Pom simply would never lower herself.

I say get whichever breed appeals to you the most. Both are nice natured if they are raised correctly. Neither one is going to provide much protection for the ducks, except perhaps small hawks might think they are too big to mess with and so stay out of your pen. They are very protective of the goslings, and not the least bit concerned about the ducks.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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Love that house!

 

[1MrsMagoo]

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Thanks....it started with a free playhouse from Craigslist and snowballed from there (good thing since the playhouse is only big enough for the geese). Hopefully my Christmas gift will be installed soon: My husband got me a cottage sized copper weather-vane of a duck landing. We just need to build a little cupola and get it up on the big house.

 

[country_girl011]

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i dont plan on raising goslings.
if i get a pair it will be two geese.
but if he doesnt know how to sex the goslings i may just get two. and keep which bonds the most with everyone.