This was so true! Especially the eating thing. I was told they only ate grass and weeds, and they'd leave your garden alone. Well! They ate the whole plot of watermelon seedlings, and they killed my baby apple tree that cost me $75!!!
Oh no! Well this spring I’ll be fencing in all the small plants until they are bigger. I’ll put a round fencing around each small tree in the orchard, cause they ripped off all the bark. I do love the geese though I was just a lesson learned the hard way.
@@HiddenSpringFarm That's a great idea. We had to fence off ours, too. Happily, a knee high barrier is all they need. There's something special about them, hey. I thought of selling them and going with Muscovies instead -- a quieter, more incognito poultry -- but the geese come when I call and answer my call with honks. They're majestic to watch on the water, too. No wonder every Jane Austen movie has a flock of geese somewhere in it -- they have a historic, wholesome country vibe.
That's really awesome ..... I befriended a white goose at my local neighborhood pond I named him Gus and I go visit him a few days a week and hand feed him peas and bird seed. Hes now my buddy for life
Thanks. I rescued a Missouri Buff Goose abandoned at a county park two years ago. She chases the robins when a robin finds a worm, or waits for me to dig up a worm when I am working in the garden. She came with a past - HATES KIDS, scared of brooms, and panics when she sees the color red on tv, but she is very loyal to me.
I’m here because I’m not apparently a Momma to a precious baby goose ❤️ it follows me EVERYWHERE!! Naps on me and MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH IT! Watching videos as I’m sitting here watching it wade around in some water in my bathtub. My husband thinks I have lost my mind! It’s okay because I’m good with it if so 😉
That's actually amazing and you will have a friend and guard for life. Some Geese can live up to 20 years if well taken care of. Very cool and you haven't lost your mind at all. Love it.
I'm extremely jealous of your farm and the diversity of its poultry. The fact that you also have an orchard is just great. Far too many farms where I'm from could take a page out of your book. A farm doesn't have to be an asset that changes hands every decade.
Army used to use them patrolling wire fences! In PR they make unknown strangers take off immediately! And if not leaving they attack by biting!! I love duck’s,they are so funny!
Hi and thanks for the stories of your emden geese, we have a two-year-old China goose and she is by herself protecting our 10 chickens, she does a pretty good job watching for all aerial predators, her eyesight is so good it amazes me. The only odd thing she ever ate was a piece of latex about 8in long but passed completely through her digestive system and out the other end, however we were concerned that we might lose her meanwhile but she was fine a couple of days later after passing it all
Thank you! Please keep making videos about geese. I have a pair of African geese (which apparently have nothing at all to do with Africa but more to do with China!) and I LOVE them. They are funny and beautiful. I also have muscovy ducks = and they multiply at a fantastic rate!
Thank u for taking the time to comment. Muscovies are very hardy ducks to eh. I love our geese too, even through the breeding season. Have you seen the video of the Goose Caboose I built for the geese?
They are like dinosaurs because they are dinosaurs!😂🎉 Love these videos. I'm really hoping to raise ducks one day. The dream would be to have a guardian goose with them.
Wow, what gorgeous music for their entrance in the video. It suits them. Uh………..what’s that white stuff on the ground? Feathers? All we got is rain, rain 🌧 and more rain ☔️ They still love ❤️ their Father Goose!
Thank you so much, Jack, for sharing your geese with us. I just purchased the very last two geese from Tractor Supply. The salesman told me that the pair are female and male Chinee geese; we'll see as they grow. Happy Resurrection Eve, 2023, and Blessings to you and yours.
Aww bless you for taking such good care of the geese! I’m sure they love you just as much😊I’m quite sure your flock will keep on increasing as months go by 🌟😎
Thank u. I think the geese just like nibbling on everything. They eat a lot of grass in summer too and I never give them any grit. Chickens need the grit for sure.
Oh nice, I was looking for Pilgrims before cause they’re supposed to be quieter and easy to know males from females. Great choice. I ended up with Embdens cause they were free, I just traded duck eggs 😆 But I do love their blue eyes. Thanks.
@@HiddenSpringFarm I wonder how geese would adapt to a paddock system. I need the geese to hit a new pasture and to not eat the grasses to the ground on their first pass. I want the plant to have enough left to do photosynthesis to regrow itself in 30 days or so for the second pass. Sheep have a reputation for nibbling to the ground but they adjust well to a paddock system of rotational grazing. Geese being the best pastured poultry is a tremendous plus. If you are familiar with the Jena system developed in Germany to rapidly grow soil, that is what I want to do with geese and maybe goats to do rotational pastured grazing. You said nothing about harvesting goose eggs. Probably not like chickens and ducks in that respect.
My Pilgrim Female is Amazing.....was living with our Chickens & bonded with Frank (our Rooster, but he died), now she is alone, but still is near the Chickens. She is my companion....tried putting her in with my 5 other Geese, but did not turn out well. I'd love to breed her as Pilgrim Geese are Rare
Wow great Video, you are amazing, our Goose Guru. We are newby’s at this game. We have just retired from Australia to Portugal and have just purchased 8 Chickens and two Geese. We take note of your comments. We were worried about the Chickens picking on the Geese, it appears my fears were unfounded. That is one amazing Duck House, I was proud of my repurposed Rabbit Area for the Chickens and Geese, however I am Jealous and in Awe of what you have built. We are subscribing immediately. Best Regards Maria and Adrian 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😃😃😃😃
Aww thanks so much. We haven’t lost a duck yet to predators in over 2 years since the guard geese. No one wants to mess with a goose especially in breeding season. I’m training newly hatched goslings with our chickens to be their guardians when free ranging. It’s gonna be fun. Best of luck and enjoy retirement 😊
Use scrap corrugated tubing as tree collars to protect your trees bark, you can find the large scrap pieces stuff in dumpsters in construction sights in new residential developments. It’s the stuff they use for weeping tile.
I'm super late to the show, and I don't own/intend to own geese. But your point about "Guard Geese" is actually completely legitimate when it comes to warding off or alerting others to danger. And there's one very famous story/legend of it. In the 4th century, Gallic troops attempted to invade and take Rome in a stealthy, coordinated night raid. It was going well until a group of Gallic troops, while climbing a hill, disturbed a flock of sacred geese that lived in the nearby Temple of Juno. The geese began honking, alerting the Roman people and Guards, saving the capitol.
We have geese and love them. In africa. GEESE ARE BEAUTIFUL. AND DID YOU EVER REALIZE THAT YOU LOOK LIKE A WELL FED GOOSE, TOO??? OUR WHOLE FAMILY HAVE GEESE FEATURES, 4 KIDS, IT IS AMAZING, BUT THERE IS A SPIRITUAL ATTRACTION. WE BECOME SAME. WE ARE WATERMAND POOL LOVERS, AND SO ARE THE GEESE WE SHARE THE POOLS WITH. INCREDIBLY FUNNY.
Here is something which I learned. Geese doesn't eat bugs or worms. They did killed a spider, but didn't ate it. There was a worm at the chicken coop, and I showed it to 1 of my geese and she tasted it, and was like nah fam I am good. She didn't even killed the worm. Also they don't like cucumber.
watching this video makes me miss mine that I had to let go because they are too loud in our property. geese are best as they get mostly the grass and vegetation, almost no need to feed them. now i just got all muscovy ducks, very quiet birds but do eat about 50% feed and the balance grass/vegetation.
Muskovies are very hardy birds too. Especially during nesting season the geese always liven up the party! They're so beautifully white too, stands out amongst all the green.
I've got two mated pairs of Embdens. They're noisy and messy, but I love them. One is sitting on a clutch of eggs, the other has laid eggs, but won't set. Those eggs are probably toast. Goose is so much better than Turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Turkey is rather dry and tasteless. Goose, is succulent and full of flavor. I don't understand why Goose isn't more popular as dinner.
Cool I love ours too. I hope mine will pair off, but there’s only one nest. 5 eggs in it now, but they keep kicking eggs out of the nest so they must know they’re no good. Still pretty cold at night here so if they’re not sitting it’s doesn’t look good. Many more eggs to come though. Cheers, Chad.
@@tholoorgreenfarmthajudeen6069 We're in the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. The good goose hatched five, but two died. The three are growing fast. One male and two females, I think.
Very cool video! I woke up overnight with a goose, his owner died and I felt sorry for him, only he is very aggressive and I don't know how to behave with him, he is 11 years old! Any advice? thank you
That’s a tough one. He doesn’t know u. He wasn’t bonded with you as a gosling. You can try the kill with kindness method but if he’s nipping at you, you’ll have to show him who’s boss.
Being a parrot owner I can't help myself but laugh when you say Geese will eat anything... Trust me they wont... That gaming chair you see in my profile picture, well lets just say it looks very different now.
Geese and ducks are such interesting animals, yet super messy. One minute they are walking, the next minute they and their goslings are all huddled around the lake by us just resting, and crossing in single file, like at a crosswalk
I just got a pair of this breed this spring, they were 3 days old when I got them, on of them snores when it sleeps. I have chickens and ducks also. I have a very large chicken house that is 80 years old on the place I sit out there with my birds quite a bit.
Keeping geese great cause they lay eggs and they great pets and they smart and they'll tell if people or otheranimals around don't belong there and your goose just said to you hello moma
I have 3 geese and 1 malard duck, we have a pond for them and that pond is there everything, swimming and flipping around in the water, and they are incredible guards, I try to sneak into there area and they still hear me, and they are loud, our female just layed 3 eggs so I'm going to see if I can hatch them
Do you have to be around the geese a certain amount of time, for them to be willing to follow you or be nice? Is it like a time thing or how do you work it?
Well I hatched them so from a young age I handled them and fed them, but didn’t set any extra time with them. One of them I think is bonded with me and it even lets me pet it or pick it up. I got these geese to protect our ducks when free ranging in our orchard and so far no issue with any aerial predation or smaller predators…the geese will be loud and go after any stranger and most predators don’t want to deal with that. I’ll be building them their own house this spring so that’ll be fun.
Love my geese, just ordered some more. They do act like toddlers with the chewing though, don't know what it is? Chew on it. Brightly colored? Shred it. I did pilgrim geese which are supposed to be "calmer" or at least less noisy. They honk when I come out, and go absolutely nuts when a predator shows up. Coupled with a Shepard dog I went from fighting a losing battle with predators to realizing I was overproducing with my manual hatching. Most small predators like stray cats or raccoons and opossums they'll straight fight, owls and hawks just don't try. Coyotes and dogs though they warn which oftentimes is enough to deter. This time I ordered Chinese geese and I'm excited if slightly concerned about that. But I wanted a good foraging goose that also could also be a prolific and self-sufficient parent.
great story, love it. They can be amazing deterrents. Our get pretty nasty during nesting season but it's my fault cause i left them at 4 with 2 boys and 2 girls...both ganders fight over the one female and the other female is left alone. Really I should remove 1 gander, but I don't know what to do with him. Our ducks haven't had any predator attacks whatsoever and I believe it cause of those geese...nobody messes with a goose lol.
Might I recommend the Chinese Swan Goose or the African Swan Goose variety? I have not had any issues with chewing on anything other than grass, nor ripping apart my hay bales. They were raised from babies with the chickens and ducks so they have bonded wonderfully (never far from the flock). I have a lot of birds of prey in my area, and the much taller and more girthy swan geese stop them from trying to swoop up my baby chickens and ducks. Although not technically related to Swans at all they are far more protective than the smaller European goose varieties and make great guardians, and their angry/territorial honks (easily discernable from their normal honks) always send my livestock guardian dog running to the rescue. Plus the Chinese Swan Goose has the same lovely bright all white plumage and intense blues eyes. The African is more brown/grey but a lovely bird, my female has wonderful mothering instincts and often helps raise my baby chickens and ducks. I will never be geeseless on the farm ever again! Do be advised however Swan Geese live for a long time, so it's a serious commitment of 10-20+ years.
Your geese are beautiful! I’d love some Emden. I have Brown Chinese Geese (8, soon to be 16). They are for protecting all my other birds but they have become my pals and just gorgeous friends. There isn’t really a type of goose I don’t want! I’m afraid goose math might be just like chicken math for me!!
Great to hear! In my experience the geese have never eaten their own eggs. They were eating the ducks eggs thats why I built them their own house, but they are super protective of their own eggs.
What a delightful video. So much good information. There is a difference in the squawk or honk of the gander & geese, correct? BTW, they are absolutely gorgeous. I didn't realize you were keeping or raising for meat. But, lol you are a farmer, and it makes sense.
Thank u so much. Although I did say they grow so fast and they're good for meat we have no intention on eating ( I've never even tasted goose in my life lol)...for now they'll just be pet guard geese for when our ducks are free ranging in the orchard. I do have to build them their own goose house this spring so that'll be fun. They do make different sounds too depending on their mood.
When it comes to geese I don't hear people mention this little detail, and I'm wondering what you did? As I'm starting with geese here soon. How many geese did you start with? Did you start with 4 or did you start with two and keep two ladies from hatches?? Thanks! Can Anyone else answer this too?
Adding this, thank you for the video this has been very helpful! I have two Endem in my order because of all their great qualities, including their noise. Lol I've learned so much from this video. I'll have to add it to a playlist for livestock so I can watch it again. I've got to know, how are the Endem males with your drake ducks? I will have a trio of ducklings coming in with the geese and my hopes is that they will be raised together and the geese will protect the ducks, but I do plan to have each animal have its own littke home. (I've only had guineas, ducks, and chickens in the flock) adding a new type of duck to my flock this spring with the Geese! (& Turkeys too lol)
That’s actually amazing. Geese can live a great long life. Definitely having 1 goose is the way to go if you want to be friends eh. We have 4 and during breeding season the are pretty protective towards anything. The geese are very cool though I love having them on the farm. Cheers, Chad.
Another great video. You are a pleasure to watch because it is evident that you LOVE what you are doing. I have chickens and ducks and would like to get ONE goose next year. I learned a lot here...they eat everything and not great to house with ducks. I can fix that! Thanks sooooo much. Also, what state do you live it? I'm in northern Michigan with long very cold winters. Anything else I need to know?
Thanks so much for saying that. We’re up in Ontario Canada so very similar climate. Ducks and geese do very well in winter they even get right in the water bins with freezing water 😆 miracle their feet don’t get fros it’s but then again nature is awesome. Have you watched the goose caboose build video? That’s where they live now. New video this Thursday is about the geese so stay tuned…they actually have a 2nd breeding season! Another thing I’ve learned is possible. Cheers, Chad.
Lol! We raise Toulouse for the table, and keep Brown Chinese to protect them! Our laying hens & ducks included. You should see the mailman tiptoe around them! #bestentertainmentever
Too funny. That why I got the geese to guard the ducks when free ranging in our orchard. Great alarm system too. I’m actually working on a video that gives a glimpse into their nesting season cause they’re starting to get rowdy. Chad.
Great video. I loved all the slow mo flapping shots. I know Embden Geese can fly, but don’t migrate. Can your geese fly? They are beautiful and I love their honks. Is it hard for you to eat them or do you not get attached at all?
Hey thanks bud, I’ve seen our geese get a few inches off the ground that’s about it. I’m the type to get too attached to my breeding birds but the grow out birds I’d eat. More moist than turkey. I got these geese to be guards for our ducks, no plans on eating anytime soon. They’re hissing a lot now since it’s breeding season too, check out my latest video, they’re so crazy. Love these geese though. Cheers, Chad.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Thanks for the great through response. So, you mean, you only utilize grown out kids. Of course, the value of their protection and the bond put them beyond the guillotine’s reach. I’ve got wild crows that I’ve become pals with, but crows don’t taste very good...so, they’re safe. I’m watching and subscribed!
The wife and I unwillingly adopted 9 geese. The only complaint I have is the amount of poop they make. We also have 3.5 dogs that love eating and rolling around in the goose poo.
2:50 - your geese and ducks get along -- that's great! My flock of geese try to drown or rape the two ducks, so we have to keep them separate. And they're mild tempered Pilgrims!
Well funny you say that. I separated the geese and ducks for the winter but I’m getting close to finishing a new goose house and I want to free range them with the ducks again in the orchard. I’m worried though cause the geese are in breeding season and have become very aggressive towards anything…me, cats, dogs etc…maybe they’ll attack the ducks. I’ll have to keep a close watch on that first day.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Oh, they're only supposed to do that in breeding season! Errr, mine were only a few months old at the time, so I have no idea now what they were doing. Maybe it's just a "goose attack" thing.
This was so true! Especially the eating thing. I was told they only ate grass and weeds, and they'd leave your garden alone. Well! They ate the whole plot of watermelon seedlings, and they killed my baby apple tree that cost me $75!!!
Oh no! Well this spring I’ll be fencing in all the small plants until they are bigger. I’ll put a round fencing around each small tree in the orchard, cause they ripped off all the bark. I do love the geese though I was just a lesson learned the hard way.
@@HiddenSpringFarm That's a great idea. We had to fence off ours, too. Happily, a knee high barrier is all they need. There's something special about them, hey. I thought of selling them and going with Muscovies instead -- a quieter, more incognito poultry -- but the geese come when I call and answer my call with honks. They're majestic to watch on the water, too.
No wonder every Jane Austen movie has a flock of geese somewhere in it -- they have a historic, wholesome country vibe.
I hear melon and lettuce are their favorite...
@@CoeCoeLoco Mine don't go for lettuce, but they do love watermelon and mangos. When the mangos drop, they live under those trees, heh
@@HiddenSpringFarm make sure your fencing around your tree is really anchored very sturdy cause the geese will rip off your fencing given the chance!
love how they slowly trail after him like he said. Adorable.
Yes they are amazing to watch. I have to build them their own house in the spring so stay tuned.
Geese are such stunning creatures. You have a beautiful farm, and the duck house you built is magnificent. Thank you for sharing this 🙂
So nice of you, thank u.
That's really awesome ..... I befriended a white goose at my local neighborhood pond I named him Gus and I go visit him a few days a week and hand feed him peas and bird seed. Hes now my buddy for life
When you have 10+ they get loud AF. Mine holler and scream all night. Its hilarious
Thanks. I rescued a Missouri Buff Goose abandoned at a county park two years ago. She chases the robins when a robin finds a worm, or waits for me to dig up a worm when I am working in the garden. She came with a past - HATES KIDS, scared of brooms, and panics when she sees the color red on tv, but she is very loyal to me.
It's been 6 months now that I own geese and this video was my inspiration. I am very happy with them and just came here to say thank you🙏
I just got two baby geese and I’m in love with them already! So sweet yet very spunky lol I can see how they are great guardians
That’s awesome, just wait till they’re following you around 😝
I love that the cat is just being a ninja in the background🤣
Haha yeah our barn cats are pretty awesome. They usually follow me around the farm. 🐈⬛ 🐱
All good things to know i order my first geese really appreciate the info
Awesome, good luck to u. 😊
I’m here because I’m not apparently a Momma to a precious baby goose ❤️ it follows me EVERYWHERE!! Naps on me and MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH IT! Watching videos as I’m sitting here watching it wade around in some water in my bathtub. My husband thinks I have lost my mind! It’s okay because I’m good with it if so 😉
That's actually amazing and you will have a friend and guard for life. Some Geese can live up to 20 years if well taken care of. Very cool and you haven't lost your mind at all. Love it.
That duck house is lovely and beautiful!
Aww thanks, I’ve since built the geese their very own goose caboose to live in.
I love the way you imitated their honks and hollering😂😂😂we love our Embden geese❤
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I'm extremely jealous of your farm and the diversity of its poultry. The fact that you also have an orchard is just great. Far too many farms where I'm from could take a page out of your book. A farm doesn't have to be an asset that changes hands every decade.
Aww thnx for the amazing comment 😊
😂😂😂😂😂😂Laughing all the way from Africa, God bless
Army used to use them patrolling wire fences! In PR they make unknown strangers take off immediately! And if not leaving they attack by biting!! I love duck’s,they are so funny!
yes they are incredible alarm systems
Hi and thanks for the stories of your emden geese, we have a two-year-old China goose and she is by herself protecting our 10 chickens, she does a pretty good job watching for all aerial predators, her eyesight is so good it amazes me. The only odd thing she ever ate was a piece of latex about 8in long but passed completely through her digestive system and out the other end, however we were concerned that we might lose her meanwhile but she was fine a couple of days later after passing it all
Man you’re soo funny had me laughing through the entire video! Thanks for sharing!
So glad!
You are awesome love this
Thank you! Please keep making videos about geese. I have a pair of African geese (which apparently have nothing at all to do with Africa but more to do with China!) and I LOVE them. They are funny and beautiful. I also have muscovy ducks = and they multiply at a fantastic rate!
Thank u for taking the time to comment. Muscovies are very hardy ducks to eh. I love our geese too, even through the breeding season. Have you seen the video of the Goose Caboose I built for the geese?
They are like dinosaurs because they are dinosaurs!😂🎉 Love these videos. I'm really hoping to raise ducks one day. The dream would be to have a guardian goose with them.
Love the pitch on that duckhouse!
Hey thanks bud. It's 16 feet tall.
Danke für den Film, kann ich nur bestätigen 👍😂, but i love my geese soo much ❣️
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Look at those birdies. 😊
Wow, what gorgeous music for their entrance in the video. It suits them. Uh………..what’s that white stuff on the ground? Feathers? All we got is rain, rain 🌧 and more rain ☔️ They still love ❤️ their Father Goose!
Haha yeah a little dusting of the white stuff. Took me so long to find that music but I thought it was fitting.
Thanks for sharing! They are so adorable❤
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Huge thnx. So enjoyable and informative ❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much, Jack, for sharing your geese with us. I just purchased the very last two geese from Tractor Supply. The salesman told me that the pair are female and male Chinee geese; we'll see as they grow. Happy Resurrection Eve, 2023, and Blessings to you and yours.
Aww bless you for taking such good care of the geese! I’m sure they love you just as much😊I’m quite sure your flock will keep on increasing as months go by 🌟😎
I'm trying to get them to sit on the eggs but I have 3 in the incubator right now.
I've had geese and ducks. Both are great.
Awesome 😎
You have surely mastered them
Haha maybe. I’m trying. I’m almost finished building a new goose house so they’ll have new digs soon.
Love the video! Your enthusiasm is contagious and I learned a lot. I wonder if geese are among the animals who eat rocks to help digest food.
Thank u. I think the geese just like nibbling on everything. They eat a lot of grass in summer too and I never give them any grit. Chickens need the grit for sure.
Hahahaha every word said is very true.
I have one embden goose 🦆 and Africa (black) and they alert me all the time.
I just like them.
Awesome, I love our geese too. Nesting season right now and they're a bit testy, but great guards and alarms.
Thanks for the info! We’re adding pilgrim geese to our farm soon and wanting to learn what to expect. Thank you for your honesty!
Oh nice, I was looking for Pilgrims before cause they’re supposed to be quieter and easy to know males from females. Great choice. I ended up with Embdens cause they were free, I just traded duck eggs 😆 But I do love their blue eyes. Thanks.
@@HiddenSpringFarm I wonder how geese would adapt to a paddock system. I need the geese to hit a new pasture and to not eat the grasses to the ground on their first pass. I want the plant to have enough left to do photosynthesis to regrow itself in 30 days or so for the second pass. Sheep have a reputation for nibbling to the ground but they adjust well to a paddock system of rotational grazing. Geese being the best pastured poultry is a tremendous plus.
If you are familiar with the Jena system developed in Germany to rapidly grow soil, that is what I want to do with geese and maybe goats to do rotational pastured grazing.
You said nothing about harvesting goose eggs. Probably not like chickens and ducks in that respect.
My Pilgrim Female is Amazing.....was living with our Chickens & bonded with Frank (our Rooster, but he died), now she is alone, but still is near the Chickens. She is my companion....tried putting her in with my 5 other Geese, but did not turn out well. I'd love to breed her as Pilgrim Geese are Rare
Wow great Video, you are amazing, our Goose Guru.
We are newby’s at this game.
We have just retired from Australia to Portugal and have just purchased 8 Chickens and two Geese. We take note of your comments.
We were worried about the Chickens picking on the Geese, it appears my fears were unfounded.
That is one amazing Duck House, I was proud of my repurposed Rabbit Area for the Chickens and Geese, however I am Jealous and in Awe of what you have built.
We are subscribing immediately.
Best Regards
Maria and Adrian
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Aww thanks so much. We haven’t lost a duck yet to predators in over 2 years since the guard geese. No one wants to mess with a goose especially in breeding season. I’m training newly hatched goslings with our chickens to be their guardians when free ranging. It’s gonna be fun. Best of luck and enjoy retirement 😊
once you said "its a lil' nippy out ere" I knew you were a fellow canadian!
Right on!!! 🤙🇨🇦
What’s the meat like? How does goose taste? Never had it before. is it like turkey or chicken?
Use scrap corrugated tubing as tree collars to protect your trees bark, you can find the large scrap pieces stuff in dumpsters in construction sights in new residential developments. It’s the stuff they use for weeping tile.
I'm super late to the show, and I don't own/intend to own geese. But your point about "Guard Geese" is actually completely legitimate when it comes to warding off or alerting others to danger. And there's one very famous story/legend of it.
In the 4th century, Gallic troops attempted to invade and take Rome in a stealthy, coordinated night raid. It was going well until a group of Gallic troops, while climbing a hill, disturbed a flock of sacred geese that lived in the nearby Temple of Juno. The geese began honking, alerting the Roman people and Guards, saving the capitol.
Yes the geese are very cool eh. No one messes with a goose.
I just have a problem bonding with animals then eating them. Guess that’s why I couldn’t be a farmer. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful Molly
We have geese and love them. In africa. GEESE ARE BEAUTIFUL. AND DID YOU EVER REALIZE THAT YOU LOOK LIKE A WELL FED GOOSE, TOO???
OUR WHOLE FAMILY HAVE GEESE FEATURES, 4 KIDS, IT IS AMAZING, BUT THERE IS A SPIRITUAL ATTRACTION. WE BECOME SAME. WE ARE WATERMAND POOL LOVERS, AND SO ARE THE GEESE WE SHARE THE POOLS WITH. INCREDIBLY FUNNY.
Good video! Geese are indeed beautiful! I have them at my house too. Also from Emden.
Yes, you can eat them. But they taste horrible.
Here is something which I learned. Geese doesn't eat bugs or worms. They did killed a spider, but didn't ate it. There was a worm at the chicken coop, and I showed it to 1 of my geese and she tasted it, and was like nah fam I am good. She didn't even killed the worm. Also they don't like cucumber.
Holy smokes that's a nice duck house
Aww thanks, I like that I don’t bang my head in it 😆
You should give them oyster shells. They may eat things looking for calcium.
Holy moly that really is the ultimate duck house… amazing great video 👍
Hey Thanks so much, it’s took me 2 months to build and the birds are living it. Cheers
You-you raised the beast!?
Love the geese!!
Yeah they're pretty cool to have around the farm
Loved the video. It just popped on my reccomendatios. Amazing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
watching this video makes me miss mine that I had to let go because they are too loud in our property. geese are best as they get mostly the grass and vegetation, almost no need to feed them. now i just got all muscovy ducks, very quiet birds but do eat about 50% feed and the balance grass/vegetation.
Muskovies are very hardy birds too. Especially during nesting season the geese always liven up the party! They're so beautifully white too, stands out amongst all the green.
My friend has a giant grey goose.
He is the ultimate bodyguard.
I can't get out of the car until she corrals him.
I love geese and ducks, I love all domesticated animals, dogs any domesticated animals such as cute videos
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I've got two mated pairs of Embdens. They're noisy and messy, but I love them. One is sitting on a clutch of eggs, the other has laid eggs, but won't set. Those eggs are probably toast. Goose is so much better than Turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Turkey is rather dry and tasteless. Goose, is succulent and full of flavor. I don't understand why Goose isn't more popular as dinner.
Cool I love ours too. I hope mine will pair off, but there’s only one nest. 5 eggs in it now, but they keep kicking eggs out of the nest so they must know they’re no good. Still pretty cold at night here so if they’re not sitting it’s doesn’t look good. Many more eggs to come though. Cheers, Chad.
Goose is delicious and full of good fat
Try roasted goose in Chinese restaurant
Very nice where is your location
@@tholoorgreenfarmthajudeen6069 We're in the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. The good goose hatched five, but two died. The three are growing fast. One male and two females, I think.
Very cool video! I woke up overnight with a goose, his owner died and I felt sorry for him, only he is very aggressive and I don't know how to behave with him, he is 11 years old! Any advice? thank you
That’s a tough one. He doesn’t know u. He wasn’t bonded with you as a gosling. You can try the kill with kindness method but if he’s nipping at you, you’ll have to show him who’s boss.
Golf balls in the nesting boxes help deter egg eaters.
sounds like a great tip thanks. I've used golf balls to train them to lay in nesting boxes but I'll try them for this too. Cheers.
Being a parrot owner I can't help myself but laugh when you say Geese will eat anything... Trust me they wont... That gaming chair you see in my profile picture, well lets just say it looks very different now.
We have a parrot too. He's a Senegal parrot and his name is Pooper, cause that's all he does lol.
Geese and ducks are such interesting animals, yet super messy. One minute they are walking, the next minute they and their goslings are all huddled around the lake by us just resting, and crossing in single file, like at a crosswalk
I just got a pair of this breed this spring, they were 3 days old when I got them, on of them snores when it sleeps. I have chickens and ducks also. I have a very large chicken house that is 80 years old on the place I sit out there with my birds quite a bit.
That’s very cool. Just sit out there and enjoy the natural sounds watching the birds forage. Good for you. 😊
Keeping geese great cause they lay eggs and they great pets and they smart and they'll tell if people or otheranimals around don't belong there and your goose just said to you hello moma
And I find them fun to be around too. Love these geese. I’ll build them their own custom house in the spring. Can’t wait. Thanks for watching.
This video made me literally happy.
Thank you, your farm looks awesome, there seems to have a lot of things !
Glad you enjoyed it!
Me to..The animals on this farm are very lucky....
This guy looks like Garth Brooks.😊
I have 3 geese and 1 malard duck, we have a pond for them and that pond is there everything, swimming and flipping around in the water, and they are incredible guards, I try to sneak into there area and they still hear me, and they are loud, our female just layed 3 eggs so I'm going to see if I can hatch them
Nice, great setup you have. Lots of fun eh. I have 6 eggs in the incubator hopefully they’re all fertile. Best of luck.
BLUE EYES!
Man, I'm conviced. Geese are great.
@Hidden Spring Farm Where can i find mobile fencing with posts like in the video
Well I use the poultry netting made by Gallagher Fencing. Another company is Premier One.
My pet goose used to prefer to be petted on the underside of his neck. They have to trust you immensely to allow you to do this.
Thankyou thats perfect ive got steel fencing around my fruit trees to keep the goats out. So yeehaa that should be gold having geese
Yup you're ahead of the game.
Do you have to be around the geese a certain amount of time, for them to be willing to follow you or be nice? Is it like a time thing or how do you work it?
Well I hatched them so from a young age I handled them and fed them, but didn’t set any extra time with them. One of them I think is bonded with me and it even lets me pet it or pick it up. I got these geese to protect our ducks when free ranging in our orchard and so far no issue with any aerial predation or smaller predators…the geese will be loud and go after any stranger and most predators don’t want to deal with that. I’ll be building them their own house this spring so that’ll be fun.
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Love my geese, just ordered some more. They do act like toddlers with the chewing though, don't know what it is? Chew on it. Brightly colored? Shred it.
I did pilgrim geese which are supposed to be "calmer" or at least less noisy. They honk when I come out, and go absolutely nuts when a predator shows up. Coupled with a Shepard dog I went from fighting a losing battle with predators to realizing I was overproducing with my manual hatching. Most small predators like stray cats or raccoons and opossums they'll straight fight, owls and hawks just don't try. Coyotes and dogs though they warn which oftentimes is enough to deter.
This time I ordered Chinese geese and I'm excited if slightly concerned about that. But I wanted a good foraging goose that also could also be a prolific and self-sufficient parent.
great story, love it. They can be amazing deterrents. Our get pretty nasty during nesting season but it's my fault cause i left them at 4 with 2 boys and 2 girls...both ganders fight over the one female and the other female is left alone. Really I should remove 1 gander, but I don't know what to do with him. Our ducks haven't had any predator attacks whatsoever and I believe it cause of those geese...nobody messes with a goose lol.
Might I recommend the Chinese Swan Goose or the African Swan Goose variety? I have not had any issues with chewing on anything other than grass, nor ripping apart my hay bales. They were raised from babies with the chickens and ducks so they have bonded wonderfully (never far from the flock). I have a lot of birds of prey in my area, and the much taller and more girthy swan geese stop them from trying to swoop up my baby chickens and ducks. Although not technically related to Swans at all they are far more protective than the smaller European goose varieties and make great guardians, and their angry/territorial honks (easily discernable from their normal honks) always send my livestock guardian dog running to the rescue.
Plus the Chinese Swan Goose has the same lovely bright all white plumage and intense blues eyes. The African is more brown/grey but a lovely bird, my female has wonderful mothering instincts and often helps raise my baby chickens and ducks. I will never be geeseless on the farm ever again! Do be advised however Swan Geese live for a long time, so it's a serious commitment of 10-20+ years.
Thanks man, the way farming should be. Hate to see any die in the long run.
Embden Geese can live a long time, up to like 20 years or so. Thanks for commenting. We'll just stick with the 4 to guard the ducks for now.
Your geese are beautiful! I’d love some Emden. I have Brown Chinese Geese (8, soon to be 16). They are for protecting all my other birds but they have become my pals and just gorgeous friends. There isn’t really a type of goose I don’t want! I’m afraid goose math might be just like chicken math for me!!
very cool. its true geese become pals and they live a really long time compared to other birds. Nesting season is another story though lol.
@@HiddenSpringFarm I’m excited about all I have to learn! I won’t have hurt feelings if they temporarily forget our friendship during nesting 🙀😹
@@SarahPerine imprinting on them young will help
Autumn in America is so pretty
Canada is more pretty 😂
awesome video!
Aww thank u so much 😊
Thank you, this video has helped me with my decision : ) Oh! do they eat their own eggs?
Great to hear! In my experience the geese have never eaten their own eggs. They were eating the ducks eggs thats why I built them their own house, but they are super protective of their own eggs.
And like smart dogs they know when my wife is down the road in her car coming home. They start honking.
brilliant idea good job very informative
My wife is a Filipina. I miss visiting the Philippines and the hot springs in Laguna. I’ve been there over 20 times over the years.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Blessings to your Family ❤️🕊❤️
What a delightful video. So much good information.
There is a difference in the squawk or honk of the gander & geese, correct? BTW, they are absolutely gorgeous.
I didn't realize you were keeping or raising for meat. But, lol you are a farmer, and it makes sense.
Thank u so much. Although I did say they grow so fast and they're good for meat we have no intention on eating ( I've never even tasted goose in my life lol)...for now they'll just be pet guard geese for when our ducks are free ranging in the orchard. I do have to build them their own goose house this spring so that'll be fun. They do make different sounds too depending on their mood.
Loved the video ....love to have few geese around ☺️
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you can wrap the trees with twigs
When it comes to geese I don't hear people mention this little detail, and I'm wondering what you did? As I'm starting with geese here soon. How many geese did you start with? Did you start with 4 or did you start with two and keep two ladies from hatches?? Thanks! Can Anyone else answer this too?
Adding this, thank you for the video this has been very helpful! I have two Endem in my order because of all their great qualities, including their noise. Lol I've learned so much from this video. I'll have to add it to a playlist for livestock so I can watch it again.
I've got to know, how are the Endem males with your drake ducks? I will have a trio of ducklings coming in with the geese and my hopes is that they will be raised together and the geese will protect the ducks, but I do plan to have each animal have its own littke home. (I've only had guineas, ducks, and chickens in the flock) adding a new type of duck to my flock this spring with the Geese! (& Turkeys too lol)
'They're like the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park'
Haha...They are always looking for a weak spot in the fence. Just like the Raptors lol
@@HiddenSpringFarm Well, 'raptor' does mean 'bird of prey'... :)
About to get some!!
Awesome!
I had a Chinese goose for 19 1/2 year, Now I got a pair and I love them no dogs or cat s for me ,
That’s actually amazing. Geese can live a great long life. Definitely having 1 goose is the way to go if you want to be friends eh. We have 4 and during breeding season the are pretty protective towards anything. The geese are very cool though I love having them on the farm. Cheers, Chad.
Another great video. You are a pleasure to watch because it is evident that you LOVE what you are doing. I have chickens and ducks and would like to get ONE goose next year. I learned a lot here...they eat everything and not great to house with ducks. I can fix that! Thanks sooooo much. Also, what state do you live it? I'm in northern Michigan with long very cold winters. Anything else I need to know?
Thanks so much for saying that. We’re up in Ontario Canada so very similar climate. Ducks and geese do very well in winter they even get right in the water bins with freezing water 😆 miracle their feet don’t get fros it’s but then again nature is awesome. Have you watched the goose caboose build video? That’s where they live now. New video this Thursday is about the geese so stay tuned…they actually have a 2nd breeding season! Another thing I’ve learned is possible. Cheers, Chad.
are these geese put eggs all the year or only in winter ??
Lol! We raise Toulouse for the table, and keep Brown Chinese to protect them! Our laying hens & ducks included. You should see the mailman tiptoe around them! #bestentertainmentever
Too funny. That why I got the geese to guard the ducks when free ranging in our orchard. Great alarm system too. I’m actually working on a video that gives a glimpse into their nesting season cause they’re starting to get rowdy. Chad.
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5:48 there's a cat on the tree (in the right side )
Yeah the cats are always following me around the farm.
They are beautiful birds, but how can you get them from trying to attack you?😊
I lock the white once’s especially the grey once’s they are so cute and how can you touch them
They are smart they get bored when they get bored there going do things u don't want them too they have to have things to do
Great video. I loved all the slow mo flapping shots. I know Embden Geese can fly, but don’t migrate. Can your geese fly? They are beautiful and I love their honks. Is it hard for you to eat them or do you not get attached at all?
Hey thanks bud, I’ve seen our geese get a few inches off the ground that’s about it. I’m the type to get too attached to my breeding birds but the grow out birds I’d eat. More moist than turkey. I got these geese to be guards for our ducks, no plans on eating anytime soon. They’re hissing a lot now since it’s breeding season too, check out my latest video, they’re so crazy. Love these geese though. Cheers, Chad.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Thanks for the great through response. So, you mean, you only utilize grown out kids. Of course, the value of their protection and the bond put them beyond the guillotine’s reach. I’ve got wild crows that I’ve become pals with, but crows don’t taste very good...so, they’re safe.
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The wife and I unwillingly adopted 9 geese. The only complaint I have is the amount of poop they make. We also have 3.5 dogs that love eating and rolling around in the goose poo.
Haha our 2 dogs eat the chicken and duck poop like it's a gourmet delicacy, but don't touch the goose's.
Same...well My dogs do lol
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Cheers bud.
2:50 - your geese and ducks get along -- that's great! My flock of geese try to drown or rape the two ducks, so we have to keep them separate. And they're mild tempered Pilgrims!
Well funny you say that. I separated the geese and ducks for the winter but I’m getting close to finishing a new goose house and I want to free range them with the ducks again in the orchard. I’m worried though cause the geese are in breeding season and have become very aggressive towards anything…me, cats, dogs etc…maybe they’ll attack the ducks. I’ll have to keep a close watch on that first day.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Oh, they're only supposed to do that in breeding season! Errr, mine were only a few months old at the time, so I have no idea now what they were doing. Maybe it's just a "goose attack" thing.
Thanks for your study it's interesting,a gander mate female while at incubation moment before hatching i don't kwon it helps what
Cheers.