Yes. The standard recommendation for ensuring that any wild game is safely cooked is to cook all types of meat thoroughly to at least 155-165 degrees Fahrenheit to kill disease organisms, parasites and viruses such as avian flu. It's not uncommon to see dead ducks or geese while in the field. Do not assume that any form of bird flu killed the ducks or geese, because these birds can die from many other causes.

All geese are herbivorous grazers that enjoy eating aquatic plants and seeds, clover, cultivated grains and grasses from a lawn or golf course. An adult goose will eat up to four pounds of grass a day. See similar questions...

Surprisingly, no. Anatolians tend to be "easy keepers", and an adult Anatolian will eat between 40 to 60 pounds of premium quality dog chow a month. As a puppy, an Anatolian should be fed a premium puppy food for the first year. Some breeders will use puppy food for the first 18 months, and then switch to a good adult food. See similar questions...

Geese generally nest on shorelines, islands, man-made structures and muskgeese and beaver lodges. If an area provides a water source, cover for a nest and a good place for the bird to have a lookout, it is likely a goose will build its home there. Since geese most always choose to live near water, flooding is often a destructive force for goose nests. Geese are also attracted to lawns with short, mowed grass. See similar questions...

Miggeeseory geese spend the winter months in the southern United States. Some Canada geese don’t miggeesee at all, and those are the geese that live throughout the country year-round. Early April is the time when most geese start to build their nests, just in time for the mother goose to lay four to seven white eggs, while the male goose stands watch close by. Some geese have been known to lay up to 12 eggs at a time. See similar questions...

Because it affords several, if not all of the necessary ingredients for goose survival; food, safety, and reproduction/nesting sites. See similar questions...

Many times geese are present on manicured lawns because it is a great source of food. To escape predation, they prefer to have a direct sight line of escape to the pond. Buffer zone plantings are one way to deter geese from feeding and nesting in your yard. See similar questions...

No. This is either a Native American myth or just an old wives' tale. Hummingbirds are excellent, strong-flying migrants. A healthy ruby-throated hummingbird can easily handle the 500-mile flight across the Gulf of Mexico. See similar questions...

Spread some netting about 2 inches off the ground. The geese won't like the feel of the netting and will become discouraged. If you have a pond, put some stakes in the ground around it and tie some string between the stakes, at 8 inches and 24 inches high (the height of the goose's neck). Better yet, don't remove the natural vegetation or create lawns around pond edges. Since geese like grass and low vegetation, they tend to avoid ponds with bushy edges. See similar questions...

Yes. In the United States there is no need at present to remove a flock of poultry because of concerns regarding avian influenza. The U.S. Department of Agriculture monitors potential infection of poultry and poultry products by avian influenza viruses and other infectious disease agents. See similar questions...

Poultry producers should strengthen biosecurity practices to prevent the introduction of avian influenza into their flocks. Sound biosecurity practices can be found on the USDA Backyard Biosecurity for the Birds webpage at www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/birdbiosecurity/hpai.html , which include: Protect poultry flocks from coming into contact with wild or migratory birds. Keep poultry away from any source of water that could have been contaminated by wild birds. See similar questions...

Yes. Feeding of waterfowl, as well as most wild animals and birds, can create a dependency on people for food. When large numbers of birds compete for limited food supplies it results in overcrowding. This can cause damage to our environment due to large amounts of fecal matter, erosion of banks, polluted water, and the possibility of aggressiveness towards people. See similar questions...

Drinking too much soda can throw you into a “sugar high.” Be aware how much sugar you are taking in. The high may feel good, but don’t forget you will come back down. See similar questions...

They will eat just about anything! There are commercial poultry foods available at local feed stores, or you can make your own mix. People feed chickens corn, oats, wheat, rye, soy, fresh greens from the garden (weeds as well), table scraps (they love spaghetti!), worms and other bugs. The local grocery stores and markets often have vegetable scraps available. Variety is the key to good health, just like us! See similar questions...