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imp
2008-04-25 10:37 am UTC (link)

Actually, it is. I wouldn't know this if my mom wasn't a big goose person, but there are people who insist on keeping their geese inside, wearing these little goose-diapers. It's a cute idea, but there are a lot of people who swear by it and insist that you must to keep your large and tempermental bird inside your home, or else you're a terrible pet owner.

I can't see it ever working for us, since the geese would maul our pets (including our two tiny little defenseless dogs), terrorize me and my brother, and generally make a mess. In addition, I can't see them wanting to live inside. They spend all day swimming in their baby pools or poking at bugs on the ground!

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rosehiptea
2008-04-25 12:42 pm UTC (link)

Wow. OK! I learn something new every day.

I used to visit the park wth my daughter and there were geese there at the pond. Maybe wild geese aren't exactly like domesticated geese but I would not want those suckers in my house. They were charming but also big and mean and I'm not putting a diaper on a bird. And they seemed to enjoy being outside just fine; I doubt I could have lured them into a building if I wanted to.

I mean, if it's working for those people, it's their deal, but the idea that it's mean not to keep a really large bird indoors just doesn't make sense to me.

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	mael 2008-04-25 02:12 pm UTC (link)
	Are they high? Geese? Inside? That's cruel to the owner and the geese. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	schmoo999 2008-04-25 05:13 pm UTC (link)
	Holy Crap...I am trying to imagine a diaper on a goose. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dante_the_mouse 2008-04-25 07:14 pm UTC (link)
	You can buy them online here! They also have a variety of bird clothes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	schmoo999 2008-04-25 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	blinking I figure everyone can do and be whoever they want. I am not a big fan of birds as pets. I have my dog and cats. But I have to save I giggled like a schoolgirl at that website. Diapers for birds. Would have never have thunk it. lol (Reply to this)(Parent)

	aerobot 2008-04-25 05:30 pm UTC (link)
	... Who the HELL would want to constantly change smelly geese-poo diapers? I mean, I can understand if they MUST be indoors due to extreme weather (like those adorable little lambs earlier on Cute Overload), but regularly? Every day? I'd rather cook the damn thing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kookaburra 2008-04-26 07:05 pm UTC (link)
	I'm wondering what these people's reactions would be to those of us who do keep geese and ducks only for eating. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	chibikaijuu 2008-04-25 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	That's fucking crazy. They're GEESE. They are not indoor animals! They'll get a better diet if you let them supplement with things they find outside, they'll have more room, they'll be happier. You need to provide shelter, yes, and heated shelter if it gets really cold (but remember, they're geese. They are covered in goose down, FFS), but they are not indoor pets! (Reply to this)(Parent)

platedlizard
2008-04-26 04:07 am UTC (link)

Oh, ewww. I've cleaned up after geese (endangered geese, no less) and, um, their poop is not something I would want indoors, diaper or no.

Besides, the place I worked at used to keep them in a 'barn' (cement-floored covered building built for the purpose of housing the geese, not a livestock barn)and they used to have all sorts of health problems from it, bumblefoot and respiratory mainly. Outside in pens? Almost no health issues, and this was in an area with avian pox and avian malaria. Geese are grazers as well as swimmers, they need grass and water.

/soapbox

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