Recent content by NateW

Thank you W2R.

My Covid Experience DW and I got the kind of Christmas present you don't want; Covid. First time for both of us; the Virus finally caught up with us after months of laying low and being very cautious (especially by wearing good-fitting N-95 masks in public). Tested positive on Christmas eve...

Oddly, we have been geese free for two days, other than maybe 10 that stayed at the other end of the pond. It rained yesterday and was cloudy today (it was sunny and hot for most of the last 3 weeks they were here). Don't know if the weather has anything to do with it. If they return, I will...

Again, thank you all for your ideas and suggestions; I will try some of them, especially the radio controlled alligator! Today was a little better. Only took the riding mower out twice today to disperse the geese. After the second time they stayed on the other side of the pond. What I...

Excellent tip; thank you SoaringEagle.

Yesterday morning I noted that all the geese unexpectedly left. Later in the day they returned. Today was better, though. They only came up in the yard 3 times, and each time I calmly walked out with the leaf blower, started it as I was walking, and moved some leaves around where they had been...

They do make a mess. I read that Canada geese is one of the few birds that can digest grass and it goes right through them. Each goose can produce up to 3 pounds of poop per day! It appears the saying "Like *hit through a goose" is true.

Thanks Cobra9777, most helpful. The 2nd Australian Shepherd my parents had when I was a kid acted pretty much like your border collie. Extremely high strung and hyper and would nip at strangers if not restrained. This is definitely something to think about.

I half seriously and half jokingly said something very similar to DW last night along the lines of buying a ready-to-roast goose and cooking it on the grill way out in the back yard and see if that scares off the geese.

We have been thinking about getting a dog on and off for a while (I have owned dogs before I met DW) and we have had several cats (down to one now). The geese problem may be what makes realize that now is the time to get a dog. DW is reading about border collies. When I was a kid my parents...

That looks like it could be a lot of fun; although I think the neighbors may not like it (or a propane cannon), unfortunately.

The Border Collie is the idea DW likes and getting one would require us to have a fence erected, which is another plus. The last quarter of the back yard has goose poop all over. It completely fills the treads of the riding mower tires. Because its an electric mower I keep it in the unfinished...

I wanted to give it a try, but DW does not like the idea. I even showed her an article that noted how expensive meat has gotten and that Thanksgiving turkeys will be in short supply.

I like the propane cannon idea. This is something else I could plumb into the house's 500 gallon propane tank (I already hooked our grill up to it).

Thank you all for your replies. I like the fence idea. I want a fence anyway so I can vegetable garden. DW talked about getting a dog and the previous owners had a dog and their electronic dog fence conveyed when we bought the house. Oddly, about half an hour ago all the geese left in a huge...