killer birds

[Storm Crow]

I used to keep some geese. And yes, they are mean! Here's how to handle them- slap them! As they try to peck you, just hit their heads (half way between just pushing their head aside and an actual slap). You have to hit them hard enough that their body turns slightly away from you. After two or three times, they usually give up and waddle away. You do have to be fast as you do it. If you hesitate, you will get pecked.

They are attempting to display dominance, and you just have to be more dominant- they'd act like that to another goose. My kids (9 and 13 at that time) could "bap" the geese, so I think you can manage it, too. I miss having geese and chickens. - Granny:hippy:

[stinkyattic]

Granny, are geese scrappy enough that a few of them could run off a coyote? I hope to keep fowl when I move to a larger piece of land, and coyotes are a major problem for poultry keepers around here.
I have seen a goose used as a guard dog in front of a bait shop in upstate NY. The owner usually just hung out at the gas station next door, and his goose kept random people from wandering in when he wasn't there.

[blazed_babe]

birds are some scary shit!!! i have a phobia of birds....a huuuuuuuuge phobia of birds. i can't be around them, they scare me soooooooo badly. i have always been scared of birds, but i didnt realize how bad it was until i was in nyc one time and there were many pigeons around and i freaked the fuck out and ever since then, i have trouble even being around birds

my parents live on a lake, and every morning between 3 and 5 am, we have a bunch of geese from the lake that gather under a tree in our backyard, and they honk and make a ton of damn noise...my parents bedroom is on that side of the house, and it always pisses them off

[Storm Crow]

I've seen a goose chase a pit bull, but I've also have seen a goose taken out by a dog. I imagine a full grown coyote could take out a goose. A swan might take out a coyote, though. They can hit hard enough with their wings to break a person's leg! Swans are basically big, meaner, geese.

In the non-avian sector, llama's have been known to stomp coyotes to death. Some sheep herders now keep a few llamas with their sheep. The llamas are quite protective of the sheep (they think the sheep are baby llamas?) - Granny:hippy:

[Hilder420]

we made the mistake of goin to galveston, we stopped by the popeyes and bought beer. we smoked out the car, and headed out to the beach, we got our shit out and opened a beer, and broke out the food, not 10 min later theres the penguin looking birds only they were flying against the air current so they kind of hovered bobbing slightly up n down we were so high we thought it was our imagination. we're yelling, and throwing ice chips @ em which they started to catch. anyway, there was like 5 of em surrounding us, we threw a piece of chicken a few feet away and while they gough for it we ran to the car cuz they started to follow us. damn little cannibals killed my buzz man