The three geese that inspired the name Bad Goose Farm are themselves named Yellow, Blue, and Purple (after their colored leg bands), and they are who started me down the crazy-goose-lady path. Though in truth the original Bad Geese are their parents, Walter and Pricilla, who are 18 and 15 years old!

These five are French Toulouse, which in addition to being gorgeous are a heavy, high-personality breed.

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We now have 2 Cotton Patch Geese, 9 Toulouse, 1 Blue-Eyed American Buff, and one mystery goose, who is probably a Pilgrim.

Cotton Patch Geese are a southern breed with a really fascinating history. They used to be kept in huge flocks and turned loose on cotton and crop fields, as they would eat all the grass and weeds but leave the crops alone. When herbicide use became more popular, this breed almost died out and is still under conservation. We are excited to help steward this breed and help it get a foothold here in VT.

Hopefully we will be able to get a pair of exhibition Dewlap Toulouse Geese as well next year. We love their dewlaps, and they are well known for their gentle temperament.

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We are also hoping to retrofit the barn to accommodate more geese, so that someday we could become a goose sanctuary. Many people abandon domestic geese in the wild, often extra ganders or pairs when they discover that geese need different care than chickens. Its not safe in the wild for them, and I’d like them to have a home here.

We will also not sell geese knowingly to someone who wants to eat them, so if that’s your desire Bad Goose Farm is not the right place for you to get goslings.

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Generally in Vermont geese start laying in March or April and hatch out goslings in early May, and when we have them available we will post an update below!

Goslings Available

This is as close as mama will let me get to her babies, but these two were hatched out July 16th, 2022. Sex unknown as of yet. Both pure French Toulouse. For sale $30 each, pickup only.

These two goslings have found a lovely new home! Check back in next spring.

Meet the Bad Geese!