White Geese or Swans to scare away Canada Geese?

[AGeese]

I vote for Trumpeter Swans.

 

[MeanCheek]

If we're voting for swans, I vote Mute

 

[JRies]

I live very close less than a mile from one of the migration reservoirs and the farmers all around it raise winter wheat barley and more so you might want to think outside the box just some thoughts. Introducing new domestic predators might not be the way to go. here is a new path to look at local farmers https://aviancontrolinc.com/dealing-with-geese/

 

[spcmoken]

Hi guys, I have a 4-acre pond that is a favorite stopping spot for migrating geese in the Fall and Spring- and although I love nature, the problem here is I get literally hundreds, maybe even thousands of geese. There are so many geese and so much poop that it actually hurts my pond. I get massive algae blooms and fish die (probably from chemical imbalances at the shoreline during rain pushing all to poop in).

You may think I am overacting, but ONE Canada goose can poop 2 pounds per day. I have hundreds of them there for weeks at a time. Do the math- just 100 geese x 2 pounds x 90 days = 18,000 pounds of poop into my pond, or almost 10 tons of goose poop. That's a serious issue.

I have a Doberman and he does a decent job of chasing them off, but even he can't keep up because he's not outside all the time. So I have read, which I think is false but wanted to ask- that having White Geese which are wing-clipped / other (essentially residents) will grow very territorial and keep Canada geese away. Is this true?

I read the same about white swans, but they are crazy expensive (like $4K per pair).

Any help would be appreciated. I hate to resort to what other posters have said works... grape kool-aid and anti-goose sprays.

There are breeders selling swan cygnets for $400 each. If you are still considering swans , look me up on FB (@ pet-goose pretty-bird) & I'll get you in touch with some of the breeders I know!