My friend is testing my will power.
Apparently, one of the markets near us is selling baby geese.
I could have a pet goose.
Nothing in my apartment lease says I can't have a pet goose. They're under the appropriate pet weight limit.
@BlueStateBabe @LianaBrooks I just remind any geese in my care that I know recipes.
At the time I had a 3 year old, and she was absolutely terrified of them.
@BlueStateBabe @AskTheDevil Fear is a very valid reaction to geese. They get mean.
They could run faster then her, and always bit her on the butt. No teeth so no broken skin, but it didn't feel very nice. I don't think she ever even got a bruise. But between unexpected nips and the loud sounds they made, she was not a fan.
@LianaBrooks @BlueStateBabe They can be ornery critters. I typically get on very well with geese though.
That "learn to talk to birds" correspondence course for lazy mystics wasn't a complete waste of time!
@LianaBrooks
I am going to save you from yourself. You do not want a pet goose. You do not need a pet goose. A pet goose will bring you nothing but trouble and does not belong in an apartment setting. This is an impulse of the moment. Just because a market is selling them does not make it a logical choice. Also, goose shit. And goose noise. And more goose shit. You will be chained to your apartment. You won't be able to travel because who in their right mind would babysit a goose for you?
@elbutterfield These are all very valid points. But! What if I took the gooses and released it into the river near my house so it thinks it lives there?
@LianaBrooks Unless it was born and raised in the river it will be a dead duck, so to speak. Just because it is a goose doesn't mean it will know how to find food, know where the predators are, or be able to shelter in safety.
@elbutterfield Good point. Okay. I will not bring home a goose.
@LianaBrooks You should get two, so they won't be lonely!
Are they Canadian geese? If so, nope, no, non. They are messy. They are noisy. They charge attack you. At least the pair that like to spend time in my back yard. I wish to high heaven they would return to Canada. ๐
@ellesu It's not Canadian. Around here it's probably Snow, but could be Bar-headed, Emperor, Swan, White-headed, Taiga, or Tundra goose.
They may all be better behaved than the Canadian. ๐ I probably literally look like a fool waving a broom or PVC pipe piece in front of me to walk in my own backyard sometimes. ๐
@ellesu All the geese I've been near have liked me well enough. I also don't spend a ton of time near nesting sites though so I have an advantage there.
@LianaBrooks @ellesu
If there are not already Canada geese living in the river near your house, there's a reason. They've taken over every place they can survive in. The produce a shit ton of poop and are not capable of being housetrained. (They have a cloaca, not a rectum. It's like pooping and peeing and ejaculating through a vagina.)
They are disgusting pests. Sometimes someone will call Wildlife and Fisheries to have them removed - especially if they are chasing their kiddos.
@ellesu @AlphaCentauri My husband was all for geese as pets. He grew up in farm country, and, apparently, if you hand-raise geese they are absolutely loving and adorable.
I'm glad you posted this because it helps me think there is hope for some species of geese as far as sharing. I'm going to shout at my Canadian intruders that they could learn manners from others in their species.
@AlphaCentauri @ellesu I live in Korea. We're not on the flight path for Canadian geese usually. But we have multiple other kinds of geese.
@LianaBrooks
As a former owner of geese, let me just say that there is a reason why getting your butt pinched is called being goosed. ๐