The goose, which is rampant in the countryside, was actually domesticated by humans as early as ancient times.
After entering the countryside, he actually became a "crazy goose" who chased people all day long. Don't look at the geese grow strong and round, but their meat growth speed can be much slower than chickens, ducks and other poultry, all year round, goose eggs have not laid a few, can be called "useless" extreme.
"Goose Goose Goose, Song to the Sky"
When it comes to geese, we always think of the ancient poem we learned when we were children, "Goose Goose Goose, Song to the Sky". Geese are avian animals of the genus Goose in the family Duckidae. People who have never been in contact with geese once thought that geese were as elegant as depicted in ancient poems, but in reality, geese pulled a loud voice at every turn, "croaking" all the way.
Maybe it's the "wild goose phonograph" inherited from the ancestors, but it's too noisy.
The ancestor of the goose was the wild goose that used to crisscross the sky, and in front of intelligent humans, the wild goose had nowhere to hide even if it flew fast. Scientists have found traces of human goose taming in a site of the Hemudu culture about 7,000 years ago. By making various shooting tools and improving various experiences, humans captured geese and brought them home to domesticate them, forming a relatively stable food source.
Today's geese have inherited the appearance of their ancestors, but their long-term life on land has made them no longer as good at flying as their ancestors. The body color of geese is mainly white and gray. The goose has a large and round body, a tough and strong beak, and the feathers on its body are very thick, plump and compact, and it has a strong ability to withstand the cold.
Geese are very adaptable, and although they are vegetarians, they can also eat themselves fat and strong. Due to the strong genes of the ancestor geese, the geese still retain a certain ability to fly. Although it cannot fly freely in the sky, it can still easily do it for short-distance flights.
Don't look at the geese that usually frolic and forage on the ground in flocks. They are more "like fish in water" in the water, and it is understood that in the past, geese were Xi in the water for mating foraging, playing, mating and other activities, and only ran to land when laying eggs.
The goose also has a skill that modern people dream of, that is, it never has mental internal friction and only "goes crazy" externally. As a result, geese live extremely long, with an average lifespan of between 10 and 30 years, and it has been recorded that geese can live up to 50 years. Moreover, once the goose recognizes the owner, it will be loyal, and will sacrifice his life to guard all kinds of things and property of the master's house.
The rampant and domineering "crab among the birds"
The reputation of the goose for its rampant and domineering is well known, and some people think that the goose's dominance is simply a living "crab among birds". They are very alert and have a sense of territory where every inch of land is contested.
The goose's eye structure is special, similar to the principle of a convex mirror, which shrinks the things seen in the eye a lot, causing the goose to think that it is tall. Once the geese detect that someone or animal has "invaded" their territory, the geese will react on the spot, croaking and flapping their strong wings to fight each other violently.
The goose is not only fierce, but also likes to use its hard beak to do indiscriminate attacks, especially the male goose, which is stronger in combat and will be brute force. Not only will he chase after people, but once he gets it, he will also use the move of "pecking left and twisting right", although the pain is not fatal, but it is a living sin.
Even if the individual is fierce, the goose also likes to attack in groups, and the geese live in groups with geese, and they are very united. As soon as they feel provoked, they will launch a "goose brigade" offensive, and the chirping will come and go, scaring people to flee on the spot, not to mention other timid animals.
Big shoulders and round waists are not long in white
The domestication of geese originated more than 7,000 years ago, when food was scarce and humans often went hungry. The domesticated goose has a variety of uses, the goose meat is delicious, and the goose eggs are also very fat. Goose was often used as a "reserve grain" by people at the time.
Although the geese grow slowly, they are very robust when they have grown. In addition, they have a long lifespan, and there are not a few goose eggs in their lifetime, which can continue to hatch into geese and can also be sold as economic eggs. Therefore, raising geese is also beneficial in the long run.
However, in the process of breeding, geese also play the true color of "big stomach", although they usually feed on plants, but feeding animal feed, can greatly increase the growth rate of geese. It is understood that the geese have strong foraging activities and can consume about 2 kg of grass per day.
After raising geese for a long time, many people will find that in addition to "domineering" and "noisy", geese are a very good poultry to feed. They have thick feathers, so they don't have to worry about wintering, and the goose is also an all-rounder of the "sea, land and air", as long as they are given a piece of land, the goose can move independently and practice a body of tendon meat.
Geese that are safe to eat and have plenty of activity rarely get sick, so they don't need to worry too much about their owners.
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Although, in the eyes of the public, the goose is a kind of poultry that does its own thing, and sometimes even the guests of the owner's house are not taken into account. But they have a very strong fighting power, the geese are not only fed with big shoulders and round waists, in the vast rural areas where the security was weak before, the geese are good at taking care of the home.
In rural areas, especially near the mountains, farmers are infested by wild snakes and weasels. Their appearance poses a considerable threat to the safety of the rural people, rice grain, chickens, ducks, poultry and other household property. Although wild snakes and weasels are wild animals and hunters of night attacks, the goose, which is hated by humans, is their nemesis.
It can be said that which household only has the security guard of the goose, which can basically prevent the invasion and theft of wild snakes and weasels.
It is worth mentioning that the deterrent power of the goose is far more than that, and the goose, known as the "goose brother" of the rivers and lakes, is an existence that both humans and animals are afraid of.
The goose attacks the intruder in a very clear way, not biting like most animals, but mainly "screwing". The structure of the goose's teeth is very special, not only with dense and sharp teeth from top to bottom, but also with teeth on the edge of the tongue, which bites accurately and fiercely.
Geese have a keen sense of hearing and vision and are able to detect details that humans overlook. At night, when humans fall asleep, geese remain alert. When the snake twists itself and tries to sneak into the farmer's house, the goose will ring the "goose alarm bell" as if it is in danger.
Or when the weasel tiptoes outside the door, trying to steal a chicken or two to fill its already hungry belly, the goose will flutter its wings and swing away, very dutifully.
From the perspective of poultry's "duty", geese grow slowly and lay few eggs are really not a "useful poultry". However, from the perspective of economy and security, the value of geese can far exceed that of ordinary poultry such as chickens and ducks, which can be described as both pros and cons, thank you for reading.