I have 2 Embdem geese and .........

I still don't know the sexes yet but we got them last May. But I also have plenty of chickens and 2 drakes. They are all housed together and have been since the geese moved outside. My question is How do I stop the geese from pulling the feathers out of my chickens? I have 8 hens seperated from the flock now and for the last week the geese have been sleeping in a coop with the drakes but without the chickens.

Does anyone have any idea of why they are doing this? Is there wany way of making it stop?

Thanks

Lisa

 

thank you MsLydia

I haven't been allowing free range for a little while. I have a fox that has gotten one duck and I don't want to lose anthing else. I think they are probably mad at me so they are taking it out on the chickens. We have someone coming to trap the fox(s) so that they can come out and roam but for now I just don't want to have naked chickens in the cold weather we have been having.

It seems like they do it more at night when the chickens are roosting and they can't get away from them and they are quite strong. I am kinda leaning towards ganders as well but not sure. I want to get them mates this spring if they are diff sexes but I dont' know how to tell the difference between girl and boy and I refuse to even to try to sex them.