Asked by: Dodie Bockmuhl
Asked in category: pets, birds
Last Updated: 3rd May 2024

What food is bad for geese?

There are many reasons you shouldn't feed geese or other birds. Popcorn, bread, crackers and other high-carbohydrate food are the same as junk food for birds. They have very low nutritional content and birds will not eat them.



What foods are considered poisonous for geese?

Toxic Foods for Geese

  • Avocados, in any part, contain the toxin Persin.
  • Any part of white potato contains the toxin Solanine.
  • The toxin solanine is also found in green tomato and tomato leaves.
  • The toxin solanine is found in pepper and eggplant leaves.
  • The toxin solanine is found in green potatoes

What is the favorite food of a goose? A medium-sized goose can eat 200g per day without grass. Greens like lettuce, cabbage leaves and cauliflower are a favorite of geese. Even though they will eat leftover vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, and parsnips, not all geese love the same foods. They often have to try them out.

Similar questions can be asked about what is safe for geese to eat.

Give your geese greens. It is very rare for them to eat healthy food in winter. They will be happy and healthy if they are fed spinach, lettuce, alfalfa sprouts and chard. Other vegetables, such as carrots, green beans and celery, may be acceptable to geese.

Is it legal to feed geese?

Feeding Ducks, Waterfowl New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation points out that while feeding ducks or geese may spread disease and encourage overcrowding it is not illegal.