Ideas to keep my pet geese safe

[jmanning25]

I have 2 pet toulesse geese. They are almost a year and half old . I love them so much and I am always worried about them . They were attacked a couple months ago overnight in a night enclosure I thought was very safe. Ever since, they sleep in a pen inside my garage at night . I don't know what by or how they got attacked but I live on a lake and we have minks as well as raccoons. I am redoing their night pen and day one to make it as safe as possible so hopefully I can stop constantly being worried about them.
What ideas do you guys have to keep them safe? They will have a closed in wood house to sleep in at night . During the day they have a fenced in area to graze. During the day though I find myself constantly worried so I am looking for suggestions. Thanks in advance

 

[Miss Lydia]

Pen should be enclosed in hardware wire top bottom sides it’s the only way to keep them predator safe. House should have all hole openings covered in hardware cloth 1/2” is best mink can get into 1” openings. Fencing is good for daytime at least 4’ with maybe electric or barb wire I have 4’ no horse climbing fence around a half acre with barb wire on top so far nothing has gotten in during the day and everyone is closed up at night. Thank goodness your two made it through the attack so many don’t.

 

[jmanning25]

well one of mine had to have surgery and both were on antibiotics for 3 weeks . they are finally both completely healed up. Now I want to make sure nothing like that ever happens again. They were in their night pen, which was cattle panels, surrounded with chicken wire, and on top of the chicken wire was hardware cloth (The only reason there was both is at 1st i did chicken wire then realized through research they needed the hardware cloth so i just overlapped it ). I thought they were super safe but i think the way something got in was prying the corner of the gate. There was absolutely no signs of a intruder aside from the wounds (no digging , no wire messed up) . I started completely over now and they will have there day fenced area, which is about 1/4 acre dog fence. ( i keep a close eye on them as well as have a dalmatian the loves being outside). I do plan on adventually making that area super safe as well but daytime im less worried because im outside alot and keep a close watch of them. at night their pen will be 10' x 10' surrounded by cattle panels with hardware cloth everywhere as well as burried 6-12" everywhere. were gonna have a new gate that has absolutely no gaps. Around all the outside will have large landscape blocks everywhere (I used them all around it before too). Inside the 10 x10 area will be a enclosed wood house 4 x 5 with a window covered in hardware cloth. they will actually sleep inside the wooden structure. The only reason there will be the wooden house inside the 10 x 10 is so i can keep them safe in the 10 x 10 area when im gonna be out past dark or not gonna be home for several hours . I know in the wooden house they need let out early so i plan to let them out of the house and have the house plus 10 x 10 space to play on the days I work and cant be home to watch them . I purchased a camera and the predatorguard (https://www.amazon.com/PREDATORGUAR...ocphy=9014416&hvtargid=pla-305398310802&psc=1 )
to keep on the pen as well. I just really want them to be safe so i am willing to go the extra mile. I wish they could live in my house but thats not realistic. I somehow turned my geese in to spoiled babies that think they are dogs. They love to cuddle and be around people all the time . sorry for the book but if theres anything else i should please let me know . thanks again

 

[thumper650]

My ducks sleep in a house, inside a run covered in hardware cloth. I worry too and the cost of extra defense is worth it to me to not have to worry about their safety.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sounds like you have it covered literally!!! Great to hear they are both healed now...

 

[jmanning25]

My ducks sleep in a house, inside a run covered in hardware cloth. I worry too and the cost of extra defense is worth it to me to not have to worry about their safety.

Exactly. That's how I feel. I spend so much time worrying about them I just decided I'm gonna do everything financially I can to ease my worried .

 

[jmanning25]

Sounds like you have it covered literally!!! Great to hear they are both healed now...

Thanks.