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Geese

Resources About Geese

  • goose housing, seasonal considerations

Creating A Good Home For Geese

Indoor and outdoor living space recommendations for domesticated geese
Keren-Or Farm is a small sanctuary for farmed animals in Tel Aviv, Israel. The farm was created as a haven where both animals and humans receive the help they need in a mutual rehabilitation experience.
  • goose housing, seasonal considerations

Creating A Good Home For Geese

Indoor and outdoor living space recommendations for domesticated geese
  • goose diet, goose nutrition, goose treats

Daily Diet, Treats And Supplements For Geese

What do domesticated geese need to eat (and need to avoid eating) to be happy and healthy?
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  • goose diet, goose nutrition, goose treats

Daily Diet, Treats And Supplements For Geese

What do domesticated geese need to eat (and need to avoid eating) to be happy and healthy?
  • flock arrangements, geese and other animals, goose flocks

Safe Cohabitation Considerations For Geese

A short guide to safe cohabitation considerations for geese, including social, dietary, housing, and safety considerations.
Farm Sanctuary hosts an annual summer “Hoe Down”, an event that draws hundreds of visitors for a weekend of education, comradery, good food, dancing, and time spent with rescued animals. Each year the event boasts a lineup of popular speakers on the topics of animal rights, activism, plant-based eating, sociology, and health. On Saturday evening, there is a country dance in the education centre. Farm Sanctuary was the first sanctuary of its kind, founded in 1986 for the purpose of rescuing and advocating for farmed animals. Learn more at https://www.farmsanctuary.org.
  • flock arrangements, geese and other animals, goose flocks

Safe Cohabitation Considerations For Geese

A short guide to safe cohabitation considerations for geese, including social, dietary, housing, and safety considerations.
  • erichment, nutritional enrichment, physical enrichment, sensory enrichment

Creating An Enriching Life For Geese

Learn all about the types of enrichment available to improve the quality of life of geese residents.
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  • erichment, nutritional enrichment, physical enrichment, sensory enrichment

Creating An Enriching Life For Geese

Learn all about the types of enrichment available to improve the quality of life of geese residents.
A caregiver kneels in a barn and holds a gray goose in their lap.
  • goose restraint, handling a goose, picking up a goose

How To Safely Handle A Goose

A short guide to safely picking up and handling geese!
A caregiver kneels in a barn and holds a gray goose in their lap.
  • goose restraint, handling a goose, picking up a goose

How To Safely Handle A Goose

A short guide to safely picking up and handling geese!
  • goose health, routine care, signs of concern

How to Conduct a Goose Health Check

Everything you wanted to know (and some stuff you probably didn’t) about goose health checks!
SAFE (Sanctuaire pour animaux de ferme de l'Estrie) was founded in May of 2017 by Catherine Gagnieux when friends at Humane Society International (HSI) asked if she could take in three pigs who escaped from the truck that was taking them to the slaughterhouse. Those pigs became the first residents of this fledgling sanctuary. As of 2021, more than 50 non-human individuals now reside at SAFE, one of only two farm animal sanctuaries in Quebec.
  • goose health, routine care, signs of concern

How to Conduct a Goose Health Check

Everything you wanted to know (and some stuff you probably didn't) about goose health checks!
  • best practices, care policies, goose care

Techniques And Practices Necessary For Responsible Goose Care

A primer on what an animal sanctuary needs training and protocols in place for when it comes to the compassionate care of geese.
Rescued geese at Farm Sanctuary. USA, 2009.
  • best practices, care policies, goose care

Techniques And Practices Necessary For Responsible Goose Care

A primer on what an animal sanctuary needs training and protocols in place for when it comes to the compassionate care of geese.
  • baby goose, gosling health, gosling housing, gosling nutrition

Care Recommendations For Goslings

Nutritional, living space, and social recommendations for goslings in an animal sanctuary environment!
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  • baby goose, gosling health, gosling housing, gosling nutrition

Care Recommendations For Goslings

Nutritional, living space, and social recommendations for goslings in an animal sanctuary environment!
  • goose diseases, goose health, goose illness

Potential Goose Health Challenges

An introductory guide for common goose health issues, illnesses, and diseases. When in doubt, always contact an expert or veterinarian for evaluation!
Farm Sanctuary hosts an annual summer “Hoe Down”, an event that draws hundreds of visitors for a weekend of education, comradery, good food, dancing, and time spent with rescued animals. Each year the event boasts a lineup of popular speakers on the topics of animal rights, activism, plant-based eating, sociology, and health. On Saturday evening, there is a country dance in the education centre. Farm Sanctuary was the first sanctuary of its kind, founded in 1986 for the purpose of rescuing and advocating for farmed animals. Learn more at https://www.farmsanctuary.org.
  • goose diseases, goose health, goose illness

Potential Goose Health Challenges

An introductory guide for common goose health issues, illnesses, and diseases. When in doubt, always contact an expert or veterinarian for evaluation!
  • bird flu, H5N1, HPAI

Avian Influenza In Birds: FAQ

An introductory guide to avian influenza including answers to the most frequently asked questions about this disease.
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  • bird flu, H5N1, HPAI

Avian Influenza In Birds: FAQ

An introductory guide to avian influenza including answers to the most frequently asked questions about this disease.
  • bird flu, H5N1, HPAI

HPAI Biosecurity Plan And Checklist

HPAI prevention methods and biosecurity protocols in a simple bulleted checklist format.
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  • bird flu, H5N1, HPAI

HPAI Biosecurity Plan And Checklist

HPAI prevention methods and biosecurity protocols in a simple bulleted checklist format.
  • avian influenza biosecurity, bird flu, H5N1, HPAI

Avian Influenza Infographic

An infographic with key points to help your sanctuary protect your avian residents from avian influenza.
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  • avian influenza biosecurity, bird flu, H5N1, HPAI

Avian Influenza Infographic

An infographic with key points to help your sanctuary protect your avian residents from avian influenza.
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  • Bird Rescue, Catching Stray Birds, Rescuer Safety

A Guide To Safely Catching Stray Birds For Your Animal Sanctuary Or Rescue Part I: Supplies Helpful For The Safe Capture Of Birds

Want to learn more about how to safely catch stray birds for your animal organization? Check out Part I of our four part series!
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  • Bird Rescue, Catching Stray Birds, Rescuer Safety

A Guide To Safely Catching Stray Birds For Your Animal Sanctuary Or Rescue Part I: Supplies Helpful For The Safe Capture Of Birds

Want to learn more about how to safely catch stray birds for your animal organization? Check out Part I of our four part series!
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  • Bird Rescue, Catching Stray Birds, Rescuer Safety

A Guide To Safely Catching Stray Birds For Your Animal Sanctuary Or Rescue Part II: Planning For The Site And Strategizing Timing

Want to learn more about how to safely catch stray birds for your animal organization? Check out Part II of our four part series!
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  • Bird Rescue, Catching Stray Birds, Rescuer Safety

A Guide To Safely Catching Stray Birds For Your Animal Sanctuary Or Rescue Part II: Planning For The Site And Strategizing Timing

Want to learn more about how to safely catch stray birds for your animal organization? Check out Part II of our four part series!
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  • Bird Catching, Catching Stray Birds

A Guide To Safely Catching Birds For Your Animal Sanctuary Or Rescue Part III: How Bird Type Or Species Can Impact Your Plans

Want to learn more about how to safely catch stray birds for your animal organization? Check out Part II of our four part series!
An image of two white domesticated geese standing in front of two grey domesticated geese, with a Canada goose in the background.
  • Bird Catching, Catching Stray Birds

A Guide To Safely Catching Birds For Your Animal Sanctuary Or Rescue Part III: How Bird Type Or Species Can Impact Your Plans

Want to learn more about how to safely catch stray birds for your animal organization? Check out Part II of our four part series!
  • goose cognition, goose communication, goose senses

Fun Facts About Geese

Geese are fascinating and complex individuals! Here are some verified fun facts about them!
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  • goose cognition, goose communication, goose senses

Fun Facts About Geese

Geese are fascinating and complex individuals! Here are some verified fun facts about them!
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  • Anatomy And Care, Bird Care, Feathers

How Do Feathers Work, And What Can They Tell You? An Introduction For Your Animal Organization

Learn all about feather anatomy and what feathers can tell you about the health and well-being of avian residents at your animal sanctuary
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  • Anatomy And Care, Bird Care, Feathers

How Do Feathers Work, And What Can They Tell You? An Introduction For Your Animal Organization

Learn all about feather anatomy and what feathers can tell you about the health and well-being of avian residents at your animal sanctuary
  • goose care, goose health, signs of concern

Daily Observation For Goose Health And Well-Being

Do you know how to differentiate between normal and concerning when observing goose residents?
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  • goose care, goose health, signs of concern

Daily Observation For Goose Health And Well-Being

Do you know how to differentiate between normal and concerning when observing goose residents?

Things That Are Toxic To Geese

This resource provides vital information about potentially toxic plants and substances that may pose a threat to geese residents.
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Things That Are Toxic To Geese

This resource provides vital information about potentially toxic plants and substances that may pose a threat to geese residents.

Fun Facts About Geese

Geese can move their eyes independently and can also see UV light. This helps geese see the world in a vastly different way than we do!
Geese are attuned to the experiences of others around them! It’s been determined that the heart rate of geese increases when they see their companion or family members in conflict with another goose.
Little goslings start communicating with their parents while they are still in their eggs! How’s that for a parent-child relationship?

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