Flippin gooses

[bobleponge]

They are proper bullies. Whilst they are coming on nicely and looking very delicious, they really are picking on the chooks in the run something terrible.
Their area is more than large enough for the chooks to get away and hide, but when it comes to feeding or laying, its becoming difficult.
Apart from separating them off, which really isnt feasible due to space issues, are there any suggestions?

[Glutton4...]

I only feed mine in the winter, as I'm not eating them, but they get their corn in a bucket of water, that way the Chooks don't steal it, and they don't go hungry. The water gets all milky and disgusting, but the Goos don't mind.

My two boys are very timid with people; they waddle away rather than attack, but they do chase the Chooks. If I chuck a handful of corn in for the Chooks, the Goos will grab the nearest Hen and throw her out of the way, then spit out the feathers!

[its hilly]

Got both myself. And even feeding geese (in a bucket of water likeG4) and chooks at the same time, the geese would still chase off the chooks. I used to put food down and stand between them with a broom. My geese are friendly enough, but are petrified of brooms for some unknown reason, lol.
Try building a platform which is too low for the geese to get under and big enough that they cant reach the middle then hang a feeder under there for the chooks. Or some netting across a corner of the pen with a pophole for chookie access but not geese, sort of like the creep feeder arrangement they use to keep sheep out of the lambs feed.

[Glutton4...]

My Chook feed hoppers are in a separate pen that the Geese can't get in, but the Chooks can. Mrs. Moorhen has taught her babies how to get in too!

[binley100]

Just get Mme Pastis to give 'em a good talking to ........Ne touche pas... seemed to work with the hound