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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: harry on October 19, 2015, 06:55:13 pm

Title: geese
Post by: harry on October 19, 2015, 06:55:13 pm

thinking about what next...... do geese or muscovys eat dock leaves on a grass meadow

Title: Re: geese
Post by: Cheviot on October 19, 2015, 08:18:25 pm

Hi,
My geese won't touch docks, I only have a Muscovy drake and haven't seen any of the dock leaves nibbled so I would say no they don't.
Regards
Sue

Title: Re: geese
Post by: Herdygirl on October 20, 2015, 09:45:02 pm

Mine don't either

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Post by: Creagan on October 21, 2015, 07:09:12 am

My geese haven't touched anything except grass, until very recently when decided to de-bark a birch tree! They're off for the chop soon...

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Post by: mentalmilly on October 21, 2015, 01:38:50 pm

My geese nibble docks but don't usually eat but spit out. Cant get enough dandelions and nibble various flowering plants, wish they would get to work on the grass save me cutting it. Ducks wont eat docks.

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Post by: billy_wiz on October 22, 2015, 10:07:14 am

My geese don't eat docks, just grass...............the only way to get rid of docks is to dig them out.

Title: Re: geese
Post by: Anke on October 22, 2015, 10:50:39 am

Quote from: billy_wiz on October 22, 2015, 10:07:14 am

My geese don't eat docks, just grass...............the only way to get rid of docks is to dig them out.

Or get a couple of goats...., but that's a whole different story...