Tag: Goose

The door is large enough for even our big Tom Turkey and our geese to fit through easily. I love it! Here is a video of the door in action. It takes approximately 10 seconds for the door to open or close, so there’s plenty of time for chickens to get out of the way. […]

Contact with live poultry (chicks, chickens, ducklings, ducks, geese, and turkeys) can be a source of human Salmonella infections. Salmonella germs can cause a diarrheal illness in people that can be mild, severe, or even life threatening. Can you get diseases from geese? Geese Can Carry Disease coli, and listeria, and can transmit these bacteria […]

Mycoplasma anatis and Mycoplasma anseris are present in ducks and geese and cause disease symptoms of the respiratory system. Clinical manifestations occur in birds from 3 weeks of age. Can goose feathers make you sick? Feather duvet lung is an inflammatory reaction to goose or duck feathers in linens. It’s a form of lung condition […]

Most geese are friendly, and with personality galore, some individuals may bond with you much like a dog, follow you around, give you “gooseneck” hugs, and be very interested in what you’re doing. Can geese be affectionate? In fact, geese can be so affectionate, intelligent, and loyal that it isn’t uncommon for people to keep […]

Barnacle Goose. The oldest living Barnacle Goose is thought to be over 30 years old!How long do geese live in the wild? The Canada goose lives for around 10 to 24 years, as does the Pink-footed goose and Ross’s goose. The Barnacle goose lives for around 12 to 14 years, and the Greylag goose lives […]

Canada Goose is the common name for the species Branta canadensis. It is grammatically correct to call this bird “Canada Goose” and not usually correct to call it “Canadian Goose”. A Canadian goose could be any goose from Canada. But geese do not have formal citizenship of course. Are Canadian geese really Canadian? This species […]

33 years, 3 months old. The oldest known wild Canada Goose was at least 33 years, 3 months old when she was shot in Ontario in 2001. She had been banded in Ohio in 1969. What’s the lifespan of a Canadian goose? The average life span of a Canada goose is 10-25 years. There are […]

Why It Works Dry-brining the goose ensures that the meat remains especially moist and juicy. Pricking goose skin and blanching bird in boiling water before roasting helps to render the large volume of fat. Roasting the goose breast-side down first and then rotating it partway through helps the meat to cook evenly. Should I pour […]

Before long, the aristocrats decided that geese was too common and cheap so they switched to turkey. Again the masses followed, making turkey the new center piece dish. Why do we eat turkey instead of goose? Thus, the goose became the favored bird to dine on during harvest time in England. Once the Pilgrims arrived […]

Definition of cook someone’s goose informal. : to make it certain that someone will fail, lose, etc. They were already trailing, and that last goal really cooked their goose. Their goose was cooked after that last goal. Where did the term your goose is cooked come from? Cook someone’s goose (Your goose is cooked) Origin: […]

Calling someone a silly goose means you think that they need to stop being nervous or childish and get the job done. Is silly goose an idiom? A very common English idiom you might have heard is “to turn the other cheek.” Many idioms in English use animals, such as saying “the elephant in the […]

verb (used with object), goosed, goos·ing. Slang. to poke (a person) between the buttocks to startle. Why do we say goosed? tired. UK slang. We went for a long walk and were goosed. What does it mean when a woman is goosed? To goose someone is defined as to pinch the person in the buttocks. […]

What is another word for silly goose? ditz nitwit softhead cuckoo featherhead scatterbrain ninny goose dingbat airbrain What does getting silly goose mean? Calling someone a silly goose means you think that they need to stop being nervous or childish and get the job done. What is slang for a silly person? imbecile. (or imbecilic), […]

countable/uncountable a large white or grey bird with a long beak called a bill. A male goose is called a gander and a young goose is called a gosling.goose ​Definitions and Synonyms. singular goose plural geese Is goose a verb or noun? goose. verb. goosed; goosing. Definition of goose (Entry 2 of 2) transitive verb. […]

Nutritionally, in terms of saturated vs monounsaturated etc fat, goose fat falls half-way between butter and olive oil. But remember, again, you also use way less of it to start with because of its staying power in the pan. Is goose fat healthier than oil? It is high in ‘heart healthy’ monounsaturated fats which can […]

Although animal fats are often considered to be ‘bad fats’, goose fat is one of the better ones and contains far fewer saturated fats than butter or lard. Goose Fat contains 32.7g Saturated Fat per 100g compared with 54g for Butter and 40.8g for Lard. How much fat is in a goose? Goose Nutritional Information […]

Goose Fat is high in ‘heart healthy’ monounsaturated (55g compared to 19.8g in butter) and polyunsaturated fats (10.8g compared to 2.6g in butter). Goose Fat is also rich in Oleic acid C18. 1 (a specific type of monounsaturated fatty acid) which can lower blood cholesterol levels. What is the best fat for your heart? Monounsaturated […]

Because the etymology or the origin of the words are not connected. Goose comes from Germanic, and Moose comes from Native American languages. Why don’t we say gooses? The goose~geese alternation comes from Germanic umlaut, which was a sound change that resulted in a vowel alternation (stemming originally from the -iz plural suffix, which altered […]

relaxed; calm; unperturbed. adjective Slang. relaxed; calm; unperturbed: Despite the pressure, he was loosey-goosey throughout the game. What does it mean when someone says loosey-goosey? notably loose or relaxedDefinition of loosey-goosey : notably loose or relaxed : not tense a loosey-goosey attitude. What does goosey mean in slang? Slang. a. easily upset by a sudden, […]

When you call someone a “silly goose,” you are saying that they are being foolish in some way. It means the same thing as “Don’t be ridiculous!” It is something that you say affectionately to someone that you are fond of. Outside of this context, it is condescending. What does it mean if someone calls […]