The Dim Side
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- Mar 16, 2021
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Hi, again! I've been having a number of questions here lately, lol. I was trying to look through some other threads but wasn't finding a similar enough situation. I have one gander (Roman Tufted) and one goose goose (unsure of breed, supposed to be Roman Tufted but is gray instead) who are a little over a year old. My boyfriend's coworker has to get rid of all of his birds because of his town's restrictions, so we're considering taking his goose (we just keep taking any animals in need at this point, like our new ducklings with deformities, haha). We're not sure what breed it is or what sex it is, but it's about 3 months old.
My concern is that this new goose may be a male, and I worry about my gander and it fighting. My gander can be hot and cold with his temperament. Sometimes he's a sweetie, but he'll also just want to attack your boots or broom or anything yellow/colorful or bags, etc., lol. Just seems like his instincts take over, and he doesn't know what he's doing and calms down a little bit after and goes back to normal. He does like to try and follow after the wild geese and ducks that stop by our pond though. He's never been aggressive with them, just tries to get closer while they always waddle away. So I don't know how he'd take to having a new goose/gander around.
Is there a way to ensure they all get along? I'm hoping that at 3 months old, this new goose may be young enough that they consider it more like a child rather than a threat? Also, the geese are also confused by the new ducklings. They hiss at them but stay by their pen the whole time they're outside, more so the girl goose at least. Thanks in advance!
My concern is that this new goose may be a male, and I worry about my gander and it fighting. My gander can be hot and cold with his temperament. Sometimes he's a sweetie, but he'll also just want to attack your boots or broom or anything yellow/colorful or bags, etc., lol. Just seems like his instincts take over, and he doesn't know what he's doing and calms down a little bit after and goes back to normal. He does like to try and follow after the wild geese and ducks that stop by our pond though. He's never been aggressive with them, just tries to get closer while they always waddle away. So I don't know how he'd take to having a new goose/gander around.
Is there a way to ensure they all get along? I'm hoping that at 3 months old, this new goose may be young enough that they consider it more like a child rather than a threat? Also, the geese are also confused by the new ducklings. They hiss at them but stay by their pen the whole time they're outside, more so the girl goose at least. Thanks in advance!