• From a biological point of view, these birds are relatives of ducks.
• Geese usually choose a pair for life. In the event of the death of one of the partners, the other may be left alone forever, and may find a new couple in a few years.
• The domestic species of these birds came to Ukraine about four centuries ago, when they were brought by merchants from German principalities.
• When a goose leaves a nest with eggs or chicks if necessary, the male always remains to guard them.
  Goose feathers have been used for writing for centuries.
• There are teeth on the edges of the goose’s beak.
• Geese live quite a long time – up to 25-30 years.
• They use a dozen different sounds to communicate with their peers.
• Wild geese always form a wedge in flight. This form of flock helps to thin the air for the first birds, and facilitates the flight of all others.
  Domestic geese have long lost the ability to fly, in part due to excess weight.
• To insulate the nest, the goose plucks its own feathers and down, despite the pain of this procedure.
• Wild geese shed twice a year, so about a quarter of their lives are unable to fly due to the loss of feathers during this period.
  Little goslings can swim on the second day after hatching.
• These birds were first domesticated by the ancient Egyptians, about 4,000 years ago.
• In the United States, cotton plantations use geese to weed fields. They don’t like cotton, but a flock of hungry birds eats all the weeds clean.
• Goose feathers are covered with a layer of fat, so they can not be wet. In fact, this is where the proverb comes from: “like water from a goose”.
• Wild geese are able to fly at an altitude of 7-8 kilometers, and the officially registered record – more than 10 kilometers. A person at this height and can not breathe without an oxygen mask, not to mention the extremely low temperature and pressure.

It is not difficult to feed geese with the feed of “Agrokorm”. We took care of everything!