quietest breeds of geese

[sydney13]

im thinking of getting either a pilgrim goose or tufted roman goose to live with my chickens but i cant choose between those 2 breeds
which of them do you think would be friendlier towards people
which would get along better with chickens
which would be quieter and honk less
i like the romans because they are unique looking and i think their small size i think would be better with my hens, but ive heard that pilgrims are friendlier and quiet

 

[sydney13]

anyone?

 

[Tinted]

From the research I have done I believe the Tufted Romans to be the less noisy of the two, thats why I went with them. From what I gather they have a reputation for being very calm as well.

 

[Kim65]

the only quiet goose is one born without a voice box

You might get somewhere if you only have females. The gander has a higher, screechier honk than the females. The females have lower pitched almost quacking sounds, not near as loud decibel wise.

I'm one of those weirdos who brings her geese in at night with her and they sleep in a playpen in my room. Yeah, I know. Anyway, the gander Petey will be sleeping, hear a noise (or think he did) and let out a high pitched honk that will make you leap out of a dead sleep, heart racing, it's so loud. Petey Girl will "quack" and mumble to herself, very low pitched and quieter noises.

The ganders tend to honk the most when they have "vanquished" an enemy (in our case, the poor dog). After he chases the dog away, he runs to me with his bill straight up in the air to tell me (very loudly) what a brave goose he is.

All of my geese tended to sound off if they felt there was an intruder in the area. Otherwise, I don't hear them. Sometimes I can hear Petey Girl talking to herself as she mows the lawn.

It's the opposite with ducks, so I hear. I have at least one female because there are loud quacking sounds coming from the duckling pen lately (they are five weeks old). Drakes tend to chirp and murmur.

 

[jojo@rolling acres farm]

Kim...Love the story about Petey and the dog...And I really love the playpen in the house thing too. I agree with the goose being much quieter than the gander. If it wasn't for the Sebbie Gander that I have...I would hardly know I have geese.

Have you posted pictures of Petey and Petey Girl? What breed are they again? Last but not least, do they know what LUCKY geese they are?!!!!

 

[Kim65]

my avatar is Petey and Petey Girl the day I brought them home from Holderreads. I do have more recent pics but I'm at work, I'll post them tomorrow. I feel lucky to have something I love and enjoy as much as I do them

Granted, I love all my critters, they are all pets. I tried the farm life and failed utterly, except for the part about enjoying and loving the animals and the country life

 

[goosedragon]

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Having had both I tend to agree with you on the noise issue. The Romans with their smaller body size just don't have the volume of the larger Pilgrims. However my Romans were not calm they were very 'flighty' they would spend hours talking (not screaming) about the fact that I had moved the pool. They were not unfriendly to me, more stand-offish than unfriendly. I perfered the Pilgrims, yes they would defend their territory strongly when they had goslings. but if I sat quietly in the yard they would approach to see what was going on and try to pick the pocket where I kept the treats. The older goose would climb up in my lap, make herself comfortable and take a nap. the Romans never showed that much trust. I think my best moment with geese was one afternoon when she and the gander brought the goslings over to explore me as I sat quiet watching. this was the same goose that gave me a nip two weeks before for getting to close to her babies. I don't know if geese can talk to each other but the goslings were a little fearful at first and needed the little push she gave them and then they swarmed all over me. she stood and watched for a while then she and the gander headed for the pool. I had been promoted to gosling sitter. That is trust.

 

[Miizki]

I've been wondering about this too. So romans are the way to go for less noise?

 

[vicki2x2]

Curious why you want a goose to live with your chickens? Just because you want a goose? Or for protection? A couple of things, geese prefer their own kind, so they will be lonely by themselves. Two, they are not great at protection, though they might be of some deterrent to hawks or sound the alarm, anything bigger will take them out too. Three, they may go after your chickens, they get testy during breeding season, especially.

 

[sydney13]

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i want i goose just as a pet not for protection although that would be nice. i was thinking that if the goose is raised with the chickens in the brooder then it would imprint on them so it would think its one of the chicks and not be too aggressive to them. i wouldn't buy a adult goose who was already living with other geese and then keep her alone, but if she was never near other geese i think that would be ok?