HOW DO YOU KEEP GEESE FROM FOULING EVERYONE'S WATER?!?

[Jersey Girl]

I mean, I know that's what geese do, but as I let everyone free range together, no bowl, bucket or tub remains un "fowled". The water tub is elevated for the horses and donkeys, but my pig and dog not to mention the other chickens, need relatively clean water, and cleaning it every half hour is getting OLD! Was going to use a big mat underneath one, but they still bring dirt from several feet away to put in the water....Any suggestions?

 

[ThenNotSoChickenMaster]

I would get those chicken waterers. This will allow the chickens to drink water but will stop the geese from sticking their bill (hopefully that's the proper term) in all the way inside the water and bathing on it.

 

[Jersey Girl]

Right, but how does that help the pig and the dog??

 

[ThenNotSoChickenMaster]

Your pigs free range with your chickens and geese?

 

[ThenNotSoChickenMaster]

I really don't see a way you could avoid the geese using the other animal's water besides enclosing the geese and giving them their own separate space. Or coming up with some creative idea to stop the geese from using the other animal's water.

Hopefully someone else can help.

 

[sylviethecochin]

My grandfather used to raise pigs, and he had nipple waterers for them. I have no idea what you could do about the dog.

 

[Athena2344]

Honestly unless the goose cant reach it, its gonna get dirty, period.

 

[ThenNotSoChickenMaster]

Maybe you could teach your dog to use the nipples too?

 

[Star and eclipsa]

I suspect fowl play

 

[Miss Lydia]

My water fowl love to play in all water[buckets] including the waterers I put out for the chickens nothing is scared.