There's a Goose loose aboot this hoose!!

[Leader Bee]

Hey all,

New member here - I've been doing a lot of research into getting a pet housegoose over the last few months and I've gathered a lot of information on what breeds are best for beginners, which are most docile etc.

I haven't got any geese yet but if I stick around here and learn some more I will be much more prepared come time for new additions to the family and hopefully have a support network so that I can look after my Honkey friends when they arrive.

I hope to get to know you all better very soon

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Here’s a link to the goose forum - https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/geese.47/

 

[Leader Bee]

Thanks very much Ken.

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Welcome to BYC!!!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Don't get goosed! Enjoy all your poultry adventures.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Hey all,

New member here - I've been doing a lot of research into getting a pet housegoose over the last few months and I've gathered a lot of information on what breeds are best for beginners, which are most docile etc.

I haven't got any geese yet but if I stick around here and learn some more I will be much more prepared come time for new additions to the family and hopefully have a support network so that I can look after my Honkey friends when they arrive.

I hope to get to know you all better very soon

Here’s a link to the goose forum - https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/geese.47/

Don't get goosed!

Thanks very much Ken.

 

[MillersFarm]

Welcome to backyard chickens~!
Before getting a goose I'd do lots of reading first.. And honestly I would never suggest getting just 1 goose. Geese are very social animals and need each other to stay happy. A lone goose is a depressed goose. If I were you i'd got a pair of females, Ganders can be very protective of their mates and I don't think you'd want an aggressive goose in your house..

 

[townchicks]

Good for you for doing your research first. I knew a house goose years ago. I don't know what kind it was, but it was all white, if that helps. Really nice bird, Very friendly. I don't even know if it was a goose or a gander.

 

[Leader Bee]

Thanks very much for the welcome

When I said a "A" housegoose, I really meant two, I wouldn't ever dream of depriving it of friends. I've always thought of it as if I were to emigrate to Japan or another country where I didn't speak the language. I would feel all alone and not have anyone to talk to!

Actually, that was going to be one of my queries on the forum, a male and female? Male/Male or Female/Female? I understand geese were one of the first animals studied when investigating pairing in waterfowl due to their well known nature for it but I didn't know if they bonded with the same sex just as well as they would if they were a mating pair?

Thanks.