You'll have to figure out all of the proper licenses and regs regarding geese in your area.
Other than that, they would be an awesome, free food.
I would offer them whole at first. Don't be discouraged if they won't go for feathered, though. Some dogs don't do fur and feathers. Just clean the birds normally instead.
I'm saving crow for my novel protein....just in case an elimination diet is ever needed.:laugh:
Seriously, though. About the crow. I wasn't sure if you were joking or not.
JMO, but I would probably skip on these.
During hard times I'm sure a grey wolf would prey upon these and other scavengers.
During good times, what we try to replicate, they would prey mainly on large ungulates with ruminant stomachs. Other small game like rabbits, squirrels, fowl of all sorts, mice, rats, fish, etc. coming in a very close second.
E.T.A. I didn't want this post to be interpretted as downing a diet consisting of a lot of small game. Not what I meant at all.:smile:
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We have quite high bag limits here on geese. It was nearly 6 snow geese, 5 canadian geese a day last year and there were days you'd have a hard time chucking a rock and not hit a goose.
However, check your local dept of fish and wildlife. It is unlawful here to feed game or wild caught fish to a dog last I checked the regs.
Honestly, I had no clue about the crows. I was just scanning the hunting regulations on there and saw them, and thought it was worth a shot asking about.
I'm pretty excited about the geese though, b/c there are plenty to go around!
Would goose meat be a good supplement for chicken? Or turkey?
I guess what I'm asking is, if I got stocked up on geese, could I remove chicken from the diet and replace it with goose?
I'm pretty sure that there is a high bag limit on the Canadian geese here. I don't think there'd be a problem feeding it to my dogs; the DNR doesn't need to know why I'm killing them, and after all they are a pest...
Would goose meat be a good supplement for chicken? Or turkey?
I guess what I'm asking is, if I got stocked up on geese, could I remove chicken from the diet and replace it with goose?
Do you mean using goose as a main part of the diet instead of chicken?
If so, I think that would be fine. So long as goose was not ALL of the diet.
I would still make sure to get the chicken and turkey in there for a little variety. All birds, but still different proteins. Along with other red meats, of course.
I'm all about a cheap/free source taking a HUGE load off the raw diet budget.:smile:
I'm all about the free/cheap sources too, and I figured that geese would be a goldmine for this area!
Yes, I know that you can not feed only one meat. But rather to make a variety so that it balances things out over time. I'm slow, but learning, I hope!
Same here, we have a small lake in town and it gets over-run with Canadian geese in the winter and we have quit a few that stay through the summer too. Lots of goose crap everywhere-yuk!
I've always thought about taking my dogs over there and letting them work for their dinner but I figure people might get freaked out about that whole thing
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