It makes sense that any time any bird's feathers are plucked, you can expect new growth sooner. I wouldn't go so far as to say that goslings plucking one another is any sort of useful adaptation, if that's what you are asking? But they usually do feather in faster just fine.
Oh, I'm glad mine never turned their attention to that!
It hasn't been accessible to them since I took them out of being pastured with the goats during the day. When breeding season first started, I moved them ALONE to the backyard (fortunately it's really big and no animals use it) and leave...
LOL Goosedragon!
My other geese picked and nibbled at things but my current bunch are a bit more determined. When I went in the feed room this morning (big window out on the goose's yard) they were standing by the window dismantling the phone wires.
Fortunately I don't have a landline. But I...