Yes, I think you hit the nail on the head, hormones. I did not think they would start mating behavior this early in the year.
Lilly has let the two large geese mate with her, but I have not seen her mate with Curley. I am looking for a potential mate for him even it it means that I need to...
I also have a male (Sebastopol (at least that is what the band indicated from Metzer) that has been isolating himself particularly in the morning, from the other three geese. I do not know what type the other three are, I suspect at least one is an Embden (banded as a female, also the largest...