Sebastopol geese

[inkelaar]

Hi..... I have four goslings and am spending plenty of time with them. They are super adorable.
my question is when they are fully matured do they need a house? I am not interested in eggs etc. we have a four acre pond and I am wondering can they free range.
we of course have the normal fox and raccoon.
I would just prefer the ease of allowing them to wander.

 

[DiYMama540]

Beautiful babies!
Geese are just as susceptible to predators as any of the other backyard poultry. To keep them safe, I definitely recommend having a house with fencing around it for the night, then in the day time they can wander.
The house doesn't have to be very elaborate, sort of like a big dog house. They probably won't sleep in it much anyways but they will have that option in bad weather. The fencing around it should help keep predators away.

 

[inkelaar]

Thanks for that info I was leaning towards the floating house. Now I know better.

I have four birds.... how much room does each need for actual shelter? So if I use a large or xl dog house ( I have a few that my labs dont use) how manygeese per dog house?

thanks