Canadian Chickens

[CrealCritter]

Three pair of Canadian Chickens snuck in and are nesting on the banks of the pond. So far, it's all good... The geese and wife's ducks are getting a long. I suspect once those chicken eggs hatch though, it'll be a different story. My grand daughters think it's the coolest thing to have wild geese in the pond. They like to watch them and comment how pretty they are, so I haven't run them out of there yet. But all that honking is starting to get a little annoying.

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[Alaskan]

Huge flock of geese yesterday.... saw them when I drove through town... no idea what kind.

But last night I heard the Sandhill cranes at MY house! Pretty nifty!

 

[JanetMarie]

We live in Sandhill Crane territory. They visit nearby farmers' fields. One year we walked the creek that runs through the back of our property, and came to the place where the creek turns into a shallow lake where the cranes nest. It was an awesome experience.

 

[JanetMarie]

We live in Sandhill Crane territory. They visit nearby farmers' fields. One year we walked the creek that runs through the back of our property, and came to the place where the creek turns into a shallow lake where the cranes nest. It was an awesome experience.

Have to add, that this is rugged wilderness, not a park, no paths, very difficult walking/hiking. We had our waders on.

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

We only get them flying over head here. We are a lot of snow geese in the pastures, they are beautiful

 

[FarmerJamie]

Three pair of Canadian Chickens snuck in and are nesting on the banks of the pond. So far, it's all good... The geese and wife's ducks are getting a long. I suspect once those chicken eggs hatch though, it'll be a different story. My grand daughters think it's the coolest thing to have wild geese in the pond. They like to watch them and comment how pretty they are, so I haven't run them out of there yet. But all that honking is starting to get a little annoying.

Jesus is Lord and Christ 🙏❤️🇺🇸

Cobra chicken infestation has begun. Start carrying a sturdy stick. Lolol

 

[baymule]

10 miles where I used to live, in Lindale, was a flock of Canadian geese that stayed year around. The location is a 2,000 acre ranch, with several big lakes. There is also a par of eagles that live on one of those lakes.

A couple of years ago, a pair took over a cattle stock pond not far from the place in Lindale, and raised their young. Kinda neat.

 

[farmerjan]

Y'all can keep the Canadian geese. They can be very aggressive and mean when raising their young. They are very destructive in the fields here. We are in an area that there are now many, that do not migrate further south. Residents now. They will get into fields planted with fall crops as cover crops.. and go through and eat the sprouts off as they come up. Nearly as destructive as the deer here. They foul the ponds with the excessive manure. They are carriers of some of the "avian flu's" that are cropping up again and do not get sick themselves but spread it. It is proven that migratory wildfowl carry it and spread it.
Once a pair decide to nest on a certain pond, it gets "programmed" into them and they will return year after year... AND their offspring will be imprinted and they will continue to return to the same place also. Next thing you have way too many .
Yes they are beautiful, and to see a flock in the "traditional V" pattern when flying is really neat. But there are not enough being hunted to keep the populations in check and not enough natural predators to keep them in check either.

 

[JanetMarie]

Canada Geese are amazing.

 

[Alaskan]

We live in Sandhill Crane territory. They visit nearby farmers' fields. One year we walked the creek that runs through the back of our property, and came to the place where the creek turns into a shallow lake where the cranes nest. It was an awesome experience.

They are incredible.

And HUGE.