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Originally Posted by petermcgain  We have a pair of Egyptian geese on our land (small organic farm) and they have produced two chicks. Unfortunately the local cats often get too close and even though the chicks are now nearly adult size the parents kick up a right fuss with a never ending, very monotonous honk honk. As cats are pretty busy at night this invariably starts at about 3.30am and goes on for ages, at least till we are well awake. But the Egyptian geese are much more welcome than the Canada geese who are phenomenal grazers and remove much of our grass scheduled for the animals! |
Egyptian geese unfortunately are not all sweetness and light, they are cavity nesters and can out compete barn owls for nest sites in trees so if you are lucky enough to have barn owls perhaps consider getting a box up for them (I think the hole in a box is too small for the geese).