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geese are excellent gaurdian animals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guard_goose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guard_goose

• jkestner 2y ago
  “Geese are intelligent enough to discern unusual people” And intelligent enough to hold a grudge against familiar people. But I don’t think we’ve lost any hens under his watch.
  • silisili 2y ago
    I think they have a weird inflated sense of how large they are. We had some who nested outside the office years back. It seemed to have a cutoff of around 5'6. Anyone taller would get the raised wings and hissing. Anyone shorter would get chased and 'attacked.' Gotta admire the bravery, really.
    • jkestner 2y ago
      "Inflated sense" of something for sure. When mine attacks, he doesn't know when to stop no matter how many times I grab his neck. I raised this one from the egg. Once they reached sexual maturity he became an asshole, but clearly has conflicting processes — he follows me around outside, pulls weeds off the tiller with me, etc. But inevitably eating corn from my hand turns to biting my fingers. If he didn't have a female to protect (she's chill), we could probably be friends again.
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