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[GMoose]

Hey! I'm looking for a breed of goose that will show aggression towards people (kids) who try to mess with my chickens/geese any suggestions?

 

[Isadora]

Oh dear, you're having problems with people messing with your birds?
Do you have fencing up?

 

[GMoose]

I do have a fence up, it doesnt seem to help though
the kids still manage to poke them with sticks and chase them around the yard

 

[lost-duckling]

get an emu

 

[GMoose]

I don't think that's an option for me

 

[lost-duckling]

I don't think that's an option for me

to bad. but the egyptian geese i see at the park are fairly intimidating and will rush you if you cross the line

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Oof children can be the worst (before anyone jumps me I have two kids) ! When I was a kid I caught the neighbor boy pelting my horse with green apples while she was in her stall. I picked up one of the apples and pelted him right in his apples yelling "How do you like them apples?!!!"....thankfully I was a kid and could get away with it and he never once came back to pelt my horse with apples. Obviously as an adult you can't pelt kids with green apples or poke them back with sticks however, I can't say it wouldn't be tempting Embden geese terrify me the most and I've also heard Chinese geese can be quite intimidating. If it were me I would go to Sam's and pick up a Night Owl camera. If they keep showing up call the cops and show them the security footage. I don't know how big the fence is that they have access to, but if you could afford it maybe put up some hardware cloth?

 

[Isadora]

Any goose breed can become agressive or territorial, especially during breeding season or of they're protecting their goslings. I hadn't heard of a breed in particular that was more aggressive than others.
My concern is liability for you if someone were to get injured by an agressive goose. Or what if the goose is aggressive towards you?
There are probably better ways to figure this out than trying a goose.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Any goose breed can become agressive or territorial, especially during breeding season or of they're protecting their goslings. I hadn't heard of a breed in particular that was more aggressive than others.
My concern is liability for you if someone were to get injured by an agressive goose. Or what if the goose is aggressive towards you?
There are probably better ways to figure this out than trying a goose.

Very good point! If the goose route is chosen I would definitely recommend the camera and no trespassing signs for liability purposes in the event there is an angry parent who finally decides to "parent".

 

[GMoose]

Alright, thank you so much