Friendly Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)

Here we have our two Nile- or Egyptian geese. they have been at our place for a few weeks now and already rule the roost. only the swans and a hawaii goose are above them in the pecking order:P. they were raised by humans and are therefor very tame. Eventually we will rehabilitate them and they will go back to the wild

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Egyptian
• Goose
• (Alopochen
• aegyptiacus)
• Nijlgans

[JasonChainwater]

Could you tell me abit about these birds

How loud are they?

And what sized aviary would they need

[klaverenvrouwke]

Hi!, they can be very loud yes. especially when they have eggs ( well all summer and spring actually :p ) Temperament wise they are not the nicest birds as they can become very aggressive towards everything that comes close to their nest/young. They have even been known to chase mute swans off their nests, to conquer it for themselves. If you want to keep them then you should have quite a large plot of land as they eat a lot of grass and preferebly a pond in which they can swim.

[hirofan]

I can't believe they let you touch them. We have a couple at our zoo and one tried to peck at my camera.

[klaverenvrouwke]

these two were handraised before we got them at the bird rehabilitation centre. They now live a happy life in the wild :)

[cateyes221981]

@klaverenvrouwke ive seen canada geese chase and almost kill egyptian geese the geest are terrified of canada geese

[gween]

I want one!! :D

[Dangcosmo]

Is dit nou bij jou thuis? Heb je een boerderij?

Groetjes,

Joris