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Treats for pet Geese?
Hey Guys i was wondering if their where any treats we could give our goslings so they can learn to come when called and get used to us holding and cuddling them. The breeder we got them off, told us if we give them a bit of lettuce then they will follows us around and come to us. Well i have no idea if every person in my family is doing something wrong but they will not eat the stuff!! They walk straight past it! They are still a bit small at 2 weeks so that could be why. But we really want to be able to hold and pat our geese when bigger, and let them in the house, and i think treats and small yummy rewards will soon have them sitting in our lap. What do you give your geese? How should we get them used to us?
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- ?Lv 49 years agoFavorite Answer
I will take a while, don't try and feed them by hand yet they wil not take it. I've got geese that we raised from eggs and they have never been friendly. The original geese have since hatched quite a few clutches of eggs and none have even been friendly. Is not in their nature they are meant to be aggressive, thats why we got ours, for gaurd geese. And we havnt been broken into once! They will follow you when it's feed time, but thats it. You wouldn't want to be cuddling a fully grown goose at all....it's wings can brake a mans arm, it's beak coud easily brake the skin and cause serious bruising. They will be aggressive and they don't want to be friendly, they don't want to be cuddled..especially if you have a gander. Ducks would have been easier if you want something that is easy to handle. Don't think people realise how difficult/aggressive adult geese are! They will love Anything green, save all your left over vegetable cutting, broccoli stalks and everything put it in a big pan and cook it until soft, then feed that to them. The are still very young yet and at two weeks old should still be under a lamp. for the minute feed them chick crumbs mixed with a little water and try them with the veg.
Source(s): Owned and bred geese for 10years. - ?Lv 59 years ago
If you give a goose a grape it will swallow it whole and it comes out the other end about a minute later none the worse.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
they're unlawful to purchase. Oh properly, see you later because it has a fantastic domicile Feed it crcked corn Thats what I fed my ducks and ducks. and make confident he or she had water too. feed it end result like watermelon and vegetables like corn and lettuves romane or spinach