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Songster
It just started snowing again....UGH!
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I keep a goose with my chickens but I just started doing it around Thanksgiving because she killed a bantam rooster when he attacked her. (13 yrs ago) I think she keeps the chickens safe from the hawk but she can push them from the food and water and she pinches them if they get too close. I think her size keeps the hawk away but maybe the hawks migrated cause I haven't seen them in the last month. She is much better at watching the sky than the chickens who are too busy frolicking around in the grass and under the tree.Thank you so much for your replies! I figured the best solution would be to keep them in the run. I've been thinking about electric fencing and I will look into it more seeing how much it helped keep your birds safe. I like the idea of the flock cakes as well!
Has anyone had experience keep a goose with your chickens? This is an idea I have been tossing around in my head as well.
Most people I see set for the short term protection measures if any at all. The overwhelming majority of those poultry keepers drop out before 5 years is up. That is very much the pattern here. The industry making a buck of the backyard poultry population must be thankful for all the newbies and folks getting back into it after a few years.No goose or rooster can defend against a coyote, or dogs, or be everywhere at once. Trained dogs do make a difference, but take time (years!) and are the most expensive protectors by far.
Electric fencing, and a safe covered run, are superior, and can be set up in a short time.
Mary