All Leslie Du Preez wanted was to add a little tranquillity to her small southern Queensland farm.



"We got these beautiful geese and thought they'd be a wonderful addition to our beautiful zen-like property," she said.



It did not go to plan.



"The geese had other ideas. They were arseholes!"

"They terrorised our poor sheep, they made little kids cry. The roosters got pecked and the peacock's tail feathers got pulled out by them. There was no peaceful free-ranging and having a good time. It was mayhem."



But the way she handled the situation certainly struck a chord with farmers all over the country.



She posted on her local animal buy and sell page on Facebook.



"I thought, 'it's time to go' when everybody was crying on the farm," she said.



The geese were 'top dogs' on the farm. ( ABC Southern Qld: Peter Gunders )

"I decided honesty was the best policy and it went a little bit viral."



NEW HOME URGENT

We have a small flock of 5 geese. 3 males and 2 females that we need to rehome.

WARNING They are arseholes!!!

A few hours later, she checked on her post.



"I got a bit shocked after a couple of hundred people had shared it, and there were comments that had us in hysterics of people's horrible geese stories," she said.



"We are not strong enough for this. So if you think a couple of cute fluffy geese would suit your needs please PLEASE PLEEEEEEEASE come get them. Bring help and a large box. Don't be fooled by their cute little beady eyes. They stare deep into your soul and know all your fears.

"I asked for $50 and a bottle of scotch, so we could have a drink and relax when they finally leave," Ms Dupreez laughed.



"I'm shocked we sold them to be honest!"



Leslie said the reaction to her post has had her "in tears of laughter". ( ABC Southern Qld: Peter Gunders )

The initial for-sale post has been shared more than 600 times on rural and farming pages all over the country, generating thousands of likes and inspiring people to share their own stories of farm animals behaving badly.

Ms Du Preez is happy her misfortune has been cathartic.



"We've had so much bad news lately with the drought and people losing livestock and not being able to afford to feed them, so I think this little story has given people a much-needed giggle and laugh," she said.



"Just being able to remember there are humorous things that happen on the land, it's not just serious and depressing and horrible.

Ms Du Preez was sure her geese could "stare deep inside your soul". ( ABC Southern Qld: Peter Gunders )

A new home for the geese



After reading comments from Tasmania and even overseas, Ms Du Preez found her hero in the form of farm-stay owner Chantel Regeling from the Clarence River in NSW.



"I was visiting my son in Brisbane, and it popped up on Facebook and thought it was hilarious, just like the millions of others who did too," Ms Regeling said.



"We're getting a collection of animals together so 'townies' can get the experience of it all, and seeing these geese are now famous, we decided we had to buy them.



"But we're a no-kill place, so they'll be fine," she laughed.



So what now for the rogue geese?



"We have a huge dam that our other six geese are on, so hopefully they'll all get on well, swim around the dam, and enjoy life."



But she has the phrase 'buyer beware' front and centre.



"Those little beady eyes can be deceiving," she said.



"When we pulled up in the driveway I saw them running across the pen and I thought 'maybe they are as bad as Leslie reckons'.



"We'll see how it all works out, you might have another story to run soon!"