Geese Problems

[Lawn Detailers]

I have a customer on lake front property.Loves the grass on the property and so do the geese. Besides getting a dog or a gun, any other solutions to rid the geese. A landscaper suggested a grass that geese don't like ?Anyone heard of this?Any suggestions?

[Dreamaloud1]

When I was working at a PGA course they used to periodically set off these insanely loud whistling bottle rocket type things. Scared the hell out of the geese and after a while they all but disappeared. I imagine if your client did that or threw a few M80s their direction each morning the geese would pack up and leave.

Not that any of that is legal in NJ....

[chriscampbell]

It depends how serious the problem is. A qualified pest control company should be able to take care of it. I had a customer next to a wildlife area and he was able to solve the problem. See if the birds are there at night, if they are then they prolly have nests on the property (makes the problem a lot harder). They also had some hazing with some lazers and applied a chemical to the grass that kept them off the grass. I dont recall the name but their is a product on the market. hope that helps.....

[BladeRunners]

Jonathan Green has a product called Goose Stopper, it needs to be sprayed on the lawn weekly.
We have a customer with the same problem, this stuff works great!

[Tuttaz]

Had same problem with a apartment complex...Lots of geese and Seagulls

Biggest problem...The person feeding them

She was a COP with a Sour attitude and an ego the size of the Moon.

So the geese stayed and I stayed out of jail...Yes she said she would arest me if I did anything to a bird.

BTW I was the manager of the apartment complex...thank god I was only temp at that place.

[mselainius]

naaoohh! dont get rid of the seagulls and geese! Let them **** all over the lawn, great fertilizer especially the seagulls. Then, offer the lady some sort of service to incorporate the fertilizer into the ground, i'd use a dethatcher. money and better grass

[Brendan Smith]

i have heard of stringing fishing line like a foot off of the ground supposedly prevents them from landing or something along those lines.

[LindblomRJ]

Geese are a winter problem here. We are along a river and a small lake at the state capitol that is fed by an artiesian well, keeps the water open. You learn to step carefully. And wait for spring.

[Kelster]

i have heard of stringing fishing line like a foot off of the ground supposedly prevents them from landing or something along those lines.

Close. I have a customer along a large pond/small lake and the whole development has strung chicken wire, 18" tall the whole length of the shoreline, with what looks like 3/8" rebar for posts to hold it up.