We have rabbits, hens and ducks and I am wondering about geese..advice please as I know very little about them..actually I know nothing!!!!!
I had geese (grey geese/Toulouse), chickens, ducks, turkeys all together for about 25years and never had a problem. They also all shared a small barn. The geese/had a small pond that was fed by a spring. I miss them a lot, but I wouldn't have geese again unless I could have a small pond as they usually sleep on water if there are any predators around, or if you have a shed/barn they can be shut up in that for the night. They also need to clean their beaks with clean-ish water. If you've got nice grassland they are very cheap to keep. Mine lived on just grass from when the snows went until about October. Winter they would fourrage through the snow for any grass they could find, and were given hay and bread etc. They were never fed commercial food, they didn't need it.
One wing needs to be clipped while they are young because they are light enough to fly, but as they get older they become heavier and don't want to leave anyway because they've made their home where you are
If you aren't going to breed from them, only keep geese and no ganders (only females). The ganders will fight over the geese and it can get quite nasty, but one gander will look after all his "girls" which is when you can get an over protective fella and he can attack. You will still get lovely eggs from mid February, every other day until they start to moult in July. Their droppings are excellent fertilisers for grass and they keep a grassy garden looking like a lawn. Their webbed feet don't mess up the ground as much as ducks do.
I don't think they are nasty
If you are frightened of them, they'll take advantage
They are easy to get hold of and carry. They will lay their eggs where THEY want to, not where you want them to
I hope this helps.