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.