What is a Polytunnel Refurbishment?

Poultry often do well in polytunnels. However, one breed of bird that could potentially land you with a large bill for polytunnel repairs is any member of the goose family.

 If you have ever kept geese, you will know that they are rather large birds that like to roam. Not only do they like to roam, but they can also be rather destructive. If you do want to keep geese, you should consider a complete polytunnel refurbishment otherwise you could be forever making polytunnel repairs every day?

 

How to Kit Out Your Polytunnel for Keeping Geese Happy

 

Before you go ahead and bring home some geese, you want to think about what species of geese you would like to keep. Large garden geese don’t really like polytunnels.  However. Smaller varieties of geese such as Egyptian geese can do well under the right conditions.

 

But, even so, you need to make sure that you consider a polytunnel refurbishment with specialist equipment to keep your new Egyptian friends happy. If you get it right from the start, you are not going to end up with a lot of unnecessary polytunnel repairs.

 

Your Geese Need a Wet Area

 

If you are going to keep Egyptian geese in your polytunnel, you need to create a wet area.

Egyptian geese love to wade in water.

 Creating a wet area during your polytunnel refurbishment is not very difficult. If you have ever made a wildlife pond in your garden, you know exactly what to do.

 

Make sure that your geese have a marginal area with plenty of plants and rocks where they can wade and bask in the sun. As geese are rather dirty critters, you should consider installing a filtration system. You can buy solar powered pond filtration systems on Amazon that do a great job.

 

A Shelter for Your Geese

 

Although your geese may not need such an elaborate shelter as your chickens, they will still need shelter. Egyptian geese love to lay eggs when they are happy. They are certainly going to need an area to lay them in.

 

If you have old wooden boxes, you may want to consider making them a 2 storey build where they can rest and lay their eggs.

 

A Scratch Around Area

 

Above all, your Egyptian geese are going to love their pond, but they also need a scratch-around area. Keep that in mind when you start your polytunnel refurbishment.

 

In this area, you can place their food and let them roam free. When the area has been set up in the right way, they will spend a lot of time just “chatting” to each other.

 

In Conclusion

 

Egyptian Geese are much less aggressive than other garden geese. To avoid polytunnel repairs, make sure that you keep them happy and entertained by giving them a few toys - they seem to love footballs they can push around.

 

Always when you are thinking about taking on a polytunnel refurbishment project, have a plan and create the right environment for the critters or plants that are going to call the polytunnel home.