Can y'all give me some ideas or pics of housing for my new geese??
Do the just need a big dog house in the yard or a coop type????
Do the just need a big dog house in the yard or a coop type????
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@traceykindall welcome to BYCI, too, am planning housing for ducks and geese and welcome advice. Some specific questions:
• can geese and ducks share a house if it is compartmentalized for them (one roof, several sections with own doors) or do they need to be more separate?
• can 2 pairs of geese share a larger home, or is it better to separate pairs into their own quarters?
• is it best to have male/female pairs of geese or does anyone have trios (1 gander, 2 geese)?
• how many ducks per drake is ideal?
Thank you!
-- Tracey in Idaho
Pics pleasecompared to some other people posting I'm no expert by any means as I got my first lot of geese 8 of them last July. And since I live in uk we have no real predators apart from fox, badgers and some predator birds.
But if it helps people with housing geese here is what I did.
I built them a 9 by 9 ft shed with the random supplies I had laying around. All except the hard plywood that I bought as walls 22mm at bottom panel and 12mm on top. I also treated plywood to help it not rot as quick outside.
The roof I used left over waterproof roofing fabric and sheet iron fixed at a slant which is great cuz the grooves in the sheet iron means the rain water all goes one direction.
I left a fingers length gap at the top for ventilation and covered it with frost proof fabric I use for laying bricks perfect for keeping out the wind and frost but still gives air flow.
I topped it off by fixing hinges to the bottom panel by the door which folds out as a great ramp for them (especially when they explosively run out in the mornings) and also gives me satisfaction at knowing that 12mm of hard plywood is covering the bottom of the door at night.
Inside I covered the whole floor area and lower part of walls in really fine wire mesh so even rats and mice can't get in through the flooring then I used more roofing fabric ontop of the mesh to make it easier to clean out and also so that the geese don't hurt themselves on the mesh, I originally used tarpaulin But the geese kept tearing it up lol.
I also put a lock on the door at night and lift the ramp up which has a hook to keep it up. When there in at night they then have a large trough of water set at the right level so they can drink and clean there vents but not jump in it and a large cat litter tray full of water so they can have a small wash if wanted with. Also I put wheat in hot water and a small cap full of apple cider vinegar with another feeding bowl of corn, greens and mealworms since it's winter.
I have an electric fence running from 4 mm off the ground to stop rats and mice borrowing underneath there shed but I'll get around to replacing that with two course of bricks dug into the ground or just cement it.
Also I know it works for foxes but male human urine works wonders in scaring them off. I don't know if it works for any other predator though. I have no scientific proof it works other then i had loads of foxes and badgers running through my field and as soon as started spraying a perimeter I'd see them walking on the other side of my field rather then through it. I know that has nothing to do with the original post but thought it's a handy peace of info
Anyway that's what I've done its probably overkill but at least I have the satisfaction of knowing the geese are safe even from a mouse at night lol
Hope this helps someone