I went out and spent a few minutes trying to convince the chickens that they should go inside until this string of storms passes. The big rooster was telling them to ignore me. I finally cornered him and carried him around upside down for a couple of minutes and everyone else went inside.
The ducks and turkeys were far more cooperative.
The worst part of this is found to be trying to convince my 9 Kg (20 lb) plus cat to come out from under the stairs.
Having had my ass kicked by an angry mama goose until I gave it a whack, I can get the concern if the person is too worried about hurting the bird. Ngl, seeing that damn thing flying at my head puckered me up a little.
We had a visit from a rooster the other day, btw! No idea who he normally lives with, but Sesame (our hen) was not having it. She was all pissed at him lol. I wouldn’t have thought a hen would do that. Having her around has been a blast :)
Big geese are heavy and strong. You have to be prepared and you have to know what you’re doing. Canada Geese are relatively small compared to large domestic geese. I would take on a large farm goose and give myself an 80% chance of coming out on top and 95% chance of surviving the encounter.
Hens can really be aggressive but you have to remember that most of them weigh a couple of pounds. They will run off roosters and hawks and eat anything they can get ahold off.