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Thanks! When you spend 4 years looking out for some"one", you can't help but get attached and feel responsible. I knew I couldn't keep up the goose patrol every spring (I'm not getting any younger! And, what would happen if we move, etc., the new homeowners might not take kindly to a goose who...

Hi everyone! I’m back with a Ducky update…. I spent weeks chasing off potential nesting pairs who were picking on Ducky. Not all did chase her, but I didn’t take any chances. I called in for dog-walkers to go around the pond just to let the geese know it wasn’t always peaceful and calm, and...

Thanks, everyone! It may be awhile, but I'll come back and leave an update on Ducky....

Oh Lordy....I just can't imagine wrangling a goose! I've got some time to think on it. Hubby is too busy at work right now to help. I'll just set about gathering supplies.... If I use a net to toss over her, surely that'll get me some time to get a good hold of her? Because the net would...

I think I've found her new home! Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary over near the coast. Their place and pond(s) are larger than Carolina Rescue's (and both are about the same distance from me in opposite directions), and they have several wing-injured Canada geese already! One pond is big...

I contacted Carolina Waterfowl Rescue as recommended here via their FB page (sent a private message). Ducky doesn't get too far from the pond, and dogs are mostly on-leash (except for the few escapes). I guess she floats on the pond at night. Used to, I'd go check on her when I'd hear...

I don't see how she'll ever attract a mate once they realize she can't fly off with them :-(

Yeah, I realize that. I can't control all the variables, that's for sure. We've been on this pond for 9 years now; the last 5, Ducky has been here. Only last year was a pair interested enough to nest here. I *think* I might have been responsible for that happening..... The season before...

Hi again. I've been in touch with the Waterfowl rescue. They could take her, but I'd have to capture her, and arrange transport, and I sure hate that thought (of capturing her and then a long car ride). They said the best thing would be if she could stay here but only if she doesn't get...

Hello again. I think I will contact Carolina Water Fowl Rescue because you're right--she'd be much happier with companionship. I just wish they weren't so far away from Raleigh. As for her wing--it's been injured for almost 5 yrs now, so it's probably not fixable. After chasing off last...

Thank you for replying, Miss Lydia. When I called the wildlife rescue for the Raleigh area back when I first noticed her, I seem to recall being told that if they came to get her, they'd put her down...that it was best to just leave her where she is. She's such a plucky goose! I can't...

I joined because I have goose questions. Canada Goose, specifically. I live in NC on a small subdivision pond. About 5 years ago this coming summer, a broken-winged Canada Goose arrived here and made the pond its home. I checked with a wildlife rehabber, but they said that if the broken wing...