Just Re-homed my Geese

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

Yesterday i made the very hard decision to rehome our geese. i'm very much a believer in giving pets a forever home, so this was not easy. When we got our first trio of Sebastopol geese 3 years ago, the two white females were so sweet. i loved them so much. Unfortunately, they both suffered from degenerative bone disease and died young. i hatched out Saddleback Sebastopols and kept 4, along with our original lavender male. These guys were super loud, and would go off in the middle of the night. They would also get into loud yelling matches during the day.

Then this breeding season, one of the girls claimed a corner of the goat pen as her nest. She started attacking the goats when they tried to come into their pen to eat. i ended up falling one time trying to protect one of our goats. But yesterday was the last straw. i was taking a shower and had the window open to the backyard. Our yard is very wooded and secluded and i love seeing the green as i shower. All 5 geese came up to the window and started yelling at me at the top of their goosey voices. i couldn't get them to stop so closed the window and drapes. That didn't stop them either. Since i didn't have the emotional connection to these 5 as i did with my original girls, and knowing they can live 20 years, i decided our life would be better (and calmer) if they lived somewhere else.

i gave them to a friend who is giving them a great home. It's just sad that it didn't work out. i already miss having geese.

 

[tillyita]

There's nothing to stop you trying again with a different variety of geese. Mine get noisy during breeding season but the rest of the time they're only noisy if something is out of place or someone rocks up who "doesn't belong"

At least you've found them a good home where you know you can go visit.

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

True. Our first Sebastopols weren't crazy loud like these guys. It is so quiet here now. We still have chickens, a few ducks, and 3 Nigerian Dwarf goats. i think that's plenty for me to take care of. Plus, it will be nice to have grass again. i'm going to have to wait a while before visiting them, though. i still feel too bad now.