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10/18/11 at 11:55am

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I have a goose that thinks hes the dad to my ducks ducklings. Is that normal?

‎- They must have been trippin to let me off the leash; O.E.G games, Homers, Rollers, Muscovy's, 1 Polish, 1 Sebright, 1 Serama, 1 Canadian goose, and a few Mix's. 54 birds all together.

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10/18/11 at 11:59am

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I have a goose that thinks hes the dad to my ducks ducklings. Is that normal?
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YES! big_smile That's totally normal and something you want to encourage. I use my geese as flock protectors and I read the Holderread usually put's their babies out in the pasture with mature geese to keep them safe.

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10/18/11 at 12:03pm

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We call our geese the barnyard police. They do a pretty good job of taking care of the flock.

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10/18/11 at 6:45pm

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Sometimes they get mean to ducklings, especially Canada ganders. We had one that attacked duck families quite a bit at first, but calmed down as he got used to them. But, I do know one Canada goose that attacked a heron who ate a duckling and that heron never bothered the rest of the family again (unfortunately, they had something else wrong with them and only lived 3 weeks).

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