But then as I think about it, I love the little Cacklers with the rose color on their breasts. Canada geese are undoubtedly one of my favorite geese. Having these pens will really make life easier as your flock grows. This is especially true during the breeding season. Most agree that separate breeding pens make for higher production.
Records are easier kept, the ganders fight less, and servicing the pen can be systemized.
However, this is not to say that raising Canada geese in large colony type pens is not successful. Once the breeding pairs settle down and have their territory staked out things get quiet. One is made by placing three bales of straw to form a triangle with a depression in the middle. About six inches of loose straw is placed in this depression for the geese to use. Another nesting site commonly used is the wooden structure.