Cotton Patch Geese
Cotton Patch Geese are an American Heritage breed listed as critically endangered. They are an upright, medium-sized, light-bodied goose used initially to weed cotton and corn crops. They are seasonal layers and auto-sexing at hatch. Males are white; females are gray. Both have charming pink bills and feet. Our original four geese arrived in 2016 from Kent Baumgardner in Fort Myers, Florida. We added five more in 2020 from Walker lines.
Honk!
Yes, geese are loud. While their honk is not continuous, they communicate with each other. And they alert me when something is awry. They occasionally hiss, but ours have never charged or bitten anyone. Their protective tendencies are most apparent when they have eggs or goslings to tend after. The males make excellent fathers; ours will even raise goslings hatched in the incubator. When night falls, they coop themselves. As geese go, these guys are friendly. I find them comical and entertaining, and I look forward to their antics throughout the day as they free-range.
