More Goose Facts
- Residential Canadian Geese in the U.S. have increased to a number closing in on 7 million.
- Each goose produces up to 2 pounds of fecal matter per day.
- An inexpensive, unobtrusive barrier can keep most geese off of lakefront property.
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated the 2006 national resident goose population at 4.5 million. At an average annual growth rate of 10%, by now an estimated 1.2 million new geese have been added to that population.
- Goose fecal matter has been linked to the spread of diseases and bacterial infections (CDC). An adult goose produces approximately 2 pounds of fecal matter per day.
- During the summer nesting period, adult geese molt their flying feathers, and are unable to fly any distance for 4 to 6 weeks. Geese will rarely try to fly over a barrier from the water, and for 4 to 6 weeks during the summer are unable to do so. This will cause them to seek a nesting location where they have easy access to water.
- Geese prefer to land on water, and then walk up on the land to graze on grass (their primary food).
- Geese are inherently lazy, and when confronted with any type of barrier, whether natural or manmade, will avoid the barrier and look for another way to get on land.
Residential Canada Geese have begun to plague waterfront property owners, including Jim and Mary Johnson, in the last decade. When Jim and Mary returned to their weekend lake house every Friday, they would be confronted by a dozen or more geese grazing in their yard. The sidewalk and grass would not only be covered in geese but also in geese feces. The grass had become unusable, and they had to spray down the walkway to the water with a hose before they could get to the dock. Mary had witnessed a neighbor's use of makeshift barriers to deter the geese. The fencing was unobstructive and the lawns were goose-free. The Johnsons decided to give it a try. The geese (and their fecal matter) disappeared overnight, and did not return to the yard for the entire summer as long as the barrier was in place. When Jim's long time friend Ed Whitten came for a visit, he was very impressed with the results of the fence. He began to research Canada geese and their habits and lifestyles, and soon learned why the low barrier fence worked so well. Ed and Jim spent the next several months developing various concepts and improving the the look and funcionality of the goose fence, and Edgewater Fencing was born.
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Studies that show low barrier fencing works- please click on link below
Purdue University-
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Fencing. Either temporary plastic fencing or more permanent fencing installed around the perimeter of your pond can be effective in containing geese. The Humane Society of the United States-
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a variety of fencing types and by combining fencing with plants. The most lasting and effective approach is to alter the habitat so that it is less attractive to geese.
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation-
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