I am getting 4 goslings in about 2 weeks,and 5 runners and 5 mini ducks later. (The mini's will have their own fort Knox pen)-but I was going to keep the geese and runners together at night in a goose house and have a day yard and some free ranging around the house (within a fence, when I am home).
I live in a rural area with a forest nearby and have seen hawks , probably red tail hiding in a tree near my water trough, in the area I plan to put a 30 X 60 foot day pen with a 4 foot fence with a secure night Fort knox pen inside that. It is in a group of pine and oak trees the furthest away from changing rental neighors --least likely area to cause trouble,and has shade from the GA. sun.
Will the geese and runners be in any danger from hawks? in the day yard? I was going to keep the goslings and runners in their night pen (a 12 X20 garage kit, that I am going to fence all the way around and over the top and put hardware cloth around the bottom 2 feet) untill they are grown, unless I am with them grazing in a yard.
I live in a rural area with a forest nearby and have seen hawks , probably red tail hiding in a tree near my water trough, in the area I plan to put a 30 X 60 foot day pen with a 4 foot fence with a secure night Fort knox pen inside that. It is in a group of pine and oak trees the furthest away from changing rental neighors --least likely area to cause trouble,and has shade from the GA. sun.
Will the geese and runners be in any danger from hawks? in the day yard? I was going to keep the goslings and runners in their night pen (a 12 X20 garage kit, that I am going to fence all the way around and over the top and put hardware cloth around the bottom 2 feet) untill they are grown, unless I am with them grazing in a yard.