Will constant access to pellet food make my geese obese?

[cranberrychowder]

Greetings!

I have two 10 week old Roman tufted who live on 1/8th acre fenced orchard/pasture. I have finally finished the medicated chicken feed for my chickens and now have set down the feeder so that the geese and chickens can both eat from it. Before this, I would only feed the geese Flock Raiser(19-20% protein) at night, a cereal bowl full between them. They ate grass and dandelions during the day. I am worried that they will engorge themselves on the pellets since they have free access to it now.

Has anyone had issues with obese geese?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I free choice a ration without problems here.

 

[Isaac 0]

Geese are not ones to over scrounge feed, for the most part, they prefer greens/grass to pelleted or crumbled type feed. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

 

[Leader Bee]

Great, I was just wondering a similar thing as I transition my birds out of their brooder and to their permanent outside living arrangement. They absolutely love their pellets and they're usually all gone when I get home, despite having a whole gardens worth of grass to munch on - i'm certain they're eating the grass but I don't know if they prefer it because i'm not home to watch them eat.