11/02/2026
The kids, and I, love these geese 😍
Reasons to have SEBASTOPOL geese 😉
1. They’re gorgeous to look at 😍
2. They’re a mild tempered breed and not the goose of nightmares 👹 they will NOT chase someone from across the yard
3. They are still guardy! And will sound the goose alarm when a stranger or predator around. The chickens they board with know their call and run to take cover.
4. Though they do honk and make noise, I’ve been told my geese are pretty quiet compared to other geese they’ve encountered.
5. They are pretty easy to keep, in small quantities. I housed 11 last year in a shared coop with chickens, that included silkies. The coop was kept heated enough to keep water from freezing. Lots of straw,
good feed and shelter from the elements is what they need. Inside the coop I keep a waterer within a round rubber tube (to catch spills) and outside their water got changed twice daily so they could clean their noses out
6. They make good eating; butchering around 4/5 min old when they molt is ideal.
7. They keep the grass eaten down
8. They’re not near as messy as ducks
I can give you more, and so could my children 2 & 4 years old 😉
We still have some 2016 hatched geese available; now’s the time to get them 😃