Hello goose and duck families!

[Cynthia1828]

Hello all! I'm Cynthia and live in rural Illinois on a small farm with a 1 acre pond. Moved here from Chicago's south side 3 years ago and learned how to be a rural person from neighbors and YouTube. I've got a flock of 21 ducks and geese: 3 Embden geese, 2 white Chinese geese, 2 Pekin ducks, 3 Cayuga ducks, 10 barnyard mix ducks, and 2 wild mallards who joined up on their own about a month ago. I'm bonkers about the whole flock, and especially love the geese, who are amazingly smart and affectionate. My friendliest goose - Biggie - will come inside when invited through the back door. She likes to drink water out of the dog bowl, have a stroll around the kitchen and nibble on the appliances, and tug threads out of the carpet while I play a little piano. She's very possessive and makes my 80 lb. dog leave the vicinity if he's in her sight. It's amazing how well my geese protect the property - nothing escapes their attention. Deliveries, USPS, neighbors, air traffic, roaming cats/raccoons/oppossums/coyotes - they're on it. Glad to be on this forum and looking forward to learning and sharing stories!

 

[Lovely Lettie]

Welcome to BYC, and the best of luck with your poultry journey!
Cute goose!

 

[N F C]

Hello, what a great into...your goose Biggie sounds like a lot of fun. Thanks for joining us!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello Cynthia, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[Tookie]

Hi and welcome to BYC!

 

[Blue Raptor]

Hello all! I'm Cynthia and live in rural Illinois on a small farm with a 1 acre pond. Moved here from Chicago's south side 3 years ago and learned how to be a rural person from neighbors and YouTube. I've got a flock of 21 ducks and geese: 3 Embden geese, 2 white Chinese geese, 2 Pekin ducks, 3 Cayuga ducks, 10 barnyard mix ducks, and 2 wild mallards who joined up on their own about a month ago. I'm bonkers about the whole flock, and especially love the geese, who are amazingly smart and affectionate. My friendliest goose - Biggie - will come inside when invited through the back door. She likes to drink water out of the dog bowl, have a stroll around the kitchen and nibble on the appliances, and tug threads out of the carpet while I play a little piano. She's very possessive and makes my 80 lb. dog leave the vicinity if he's in her sight. It's amazing how well my geese protect the property - nothing escapes their attention. Deliveries, USPS, neighbors, air traffic, roaming cats/raccoons/oppossums/coyotes - they're on it. Glad to be on this forum and looking forward to learning and sharing stories! View attachment 3348652

Hello all! I'm Cynthia and live in rural Illinois on a small farm with a 1 acre pond. Moved here from Chicago's south side 3 years ago and learned how to be a rural person from neighbors and YouTube. I've got a flock of 21 ducks and geese: 3 Embden geese, 2 white Chinese geese, 2 Pekin ducks, 3 Cayuga ducks, 10 barnyard mix ducks, and 2 wild mallards who joined up on their own about a month ago. I'm bonkers about the whole flock, and especially love the geese, who are amazingly smart and affectionate. My friendliest goose - Biggie - will come inside when invited through the back door. She likes to drink water out of the dog bowl, have a stroll around the kitchen and nibble on the appliances, and tug threads out of the carpet while I play a little piano. She's very possessive and makes my 80 lb. dog leave the vicinity if he's in her sight. It's amazing how well my geese protect the property - nothing escapes their attention. Deliveries, USPS, neighbors, air traffic, roaming cats/raccoons/oppossums/coyotes - they're on it. Glad to be on this forum and looking forward to learning and sharing stories! View attachment 3348652

Welcome to BYC!!

 

[sourland]

Hello, Cynthia, and welcome to BYC.

 

[Fuchsia]

Hello Cynthia, welcome to BYC. It’s nice to meet you.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC, Cynthia!(& Biggie too)

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

Welcome to the coop! I use the Forums and Articles tabs at the top of the page to do research. You can get lost for hours. It's nice to know you are minutes away from getting help with questions and emergencies!