I should have mentioned that I grew up eating lots of cornbread, especially with my dad's mom.
My dad's mom was full Texas German and cooked everything from scratch. She used as little store bought as possible, but she did buy butter and flour, etc.
She grew up cooking with lots of...
@The Porch maybe there another sawmill or wood worker?
One year I got my wood chips from a woodworker (i asked him what kind of wood he uses, since not all wood is safe for chickens).
And I used to get woodchips from a timber framer.
Maybe it is worth it to ask around.
So... I was looking at the livestock conservancy site about geese breeds
https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/poultry-breeds/
Of all the geese breeds they list, they only note 3 as good for "watch dogs".
Chinese
Pomeranian
Roman
Interesting.
Also, for "purpose" the Roman is...