Keeping the grass fresh in the goose pen
Posted in Farming, Geese, Grazing on April 27th, 2011 by Nathan – Be the first to comment
March 6th, 2011 Grazed & brown goose paddock next to fresh & green paddock.
I love grass. It feeds the animals and keeps things nice & clean. The geese love it too, and will eat it down to the roots if they are on it long enough.
The challenge is: How do you keep fresh grass around a nesting goose, without moving the nest? I do it by putting the nesting shelter in the middle to the paddock, and then splitting the paddock in half with a temporary fence. When it’s time to shift the geese to the other side, I move the temporary fence over to the other side of the nest. This puts the nest on the “green” side of the paddock without having to relocate the eggs or the sitting bird. read more »