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Raising Geese in Small or Backyard Flocks

Summary

Geese have been raised in Europe for centuries and were brought to the "New World" by European settlers. Geese can be raised for a number of different reasons, including to provide meat or down and feathers or to serve as weeders or guard animals. Geese are excellent foragers, and by the time they are five to six weeks old, they can get a lot of their diet from pasture. An acre of pasture will typically support 20 to 40 geese, depending on the size of the goose and the condition of the pasture.