Garden Machinery
Garden Leisure
- Greenhouse Heaters
- Loungers
- Midgeaters
- Gas Barbecues
- Charcoal Barbecues
- Masonry Barbecues
- Furniture Sets
- Benches
- Greenhouses
- Water and Light
- Garden Sheds
- Gazebos
- Firepits
- Wildlife Boxes
- Rock and Stone
- Weather Vanes
- Rabbit Hutches
- Urns & Planters
- Sundials
- Birdbaths
- Garden Swings
- Climbing Frames
- Croquet Sets
- Wildlife Cameras
- Bird Feed
Develop your garden.
Livestock Gardens
Keeping any form of livestock requires careful consideration. You must ensure that your garden or plot of land will adequately meet the needs of the animals you are planning to keep.
There are many choices, some of the more usual are chickens, hens, goats, and rabbits. The following brief guides are design to help get an understanding of the basic upkeep and care requirements for your livestock gardening plans.
You should also seek professional advice from suppliers in your local area, they will be able to help you with any specific questions that you may have.
Keeping Geese - Food and Water
Food
IThe best feeding options are to provide wheat in the summer and pellet feed in the winter. Feed enough food in the morning as the geese can eat in 10 minutes
The shape of their crops is also an indication of how much extra is needed. If they have grazed adequately during the day they will not require feeding at night.
If the weather has been excessively dry or there is continual frost or snow then an evening meal of wheat is necessary.
Geese will be very happy if kept in an orchard as they mow neatly all around the trees and will enjoy eating windfalls. They also like to eat food scraps, but clean up anything that is left over and not eaten up.
It is advisable to mix a very small amount of Oyster shell and quartz/limestone grit with their normal diet. This helps digestion and makes for strong eggshells.
Water
Geese must have continual access to water both for drinking and preening. It should be deep enough for them to immerse their heads.
Running water or a pond is by far the best option, but geese can manage with an old bath, sink or low tub. These, should be sunk in the ground, and with stepped bricks to enable the birds to get out.
You make sure that the standing water can be drained off and replenishing regularly.
Ideally the bank of a pond or stream needs to be shaped to have a gentle slope to prevent leg or foot damage. It is also helpful to have gravel bases at the gate entrances and round the waterhole to keep mud at bay.
