How often does he do it?
My goose has only done it 3 times before. Each time my father approached her and she got scared. I don't know why, but she's terrified of adult men.
I don't have a lot of experience with geese, but my goose does this whenever my father comes around. She's terrified of adult men. She hisses and reaches her neck all the way across her back and flips over.
Perhaps it's just the stress of a new environment? Hopefully he'll get over it soon.
I've only had geese for 1 year, but mine have always done fine together. In fact, my goose is in with a group of call ducks right now without any issues.
Perhaps that's how these 2 with turn out. They weren't raised together. My goose was hatched late February of last year and was raised with a duckling. My gander was hatched early June and he was raised alone.
I love these 2 and I'll never give them up, but I'll be sure to remember this for...
My young boy is so confused. I hope it's not because I let him imprint on me.
He has started trying to mate me. He's not aggressive, he just seems desperate. Poor boy...
My goose still isn't showing any interest in him. I'm fairly certain she's a girl, but now I'm starting to wonder.
Is...
She's older than him by a couple of months. She's almost 1 year old.
I haven't had any pools out lately... They freeze within an hour of being filled and it's too much of a hassle to haul enough water down to fill them. I'll try to get one out there tomorrow.
He has been acting a lot more...
My 8 month old sebastopol gander is starting to mate, but my goose is scared of him.
I don't know what to do... I'd like for them to breed, but if my goose is scared of him, I don't want to force her to be with him. Will they get over this? Or do I need to separate them?
They are the only...
I loved the videos! The gosling is adorable. Hopefully you'll have a couple more soon.
It was amazing to see your gander get along with your silkies so well.
I have to keep my gander separate from the chickens because he attacks them. He's a sweet heart to me, but he hates the chickens.
I'm back home and my geese are doing great.
So to answer my original question, yes, they can survive - 30 degree weather just fine.
I walked into the barn and my goose ran towards me as fast as she could. She then snuggled up in my lap and began telling me about the awful week she's had...
I give them corn, sunflower seeds, and lettuce as treats regularly. My gander loves corn, but my goose refuses to eat it. She'd rather have her pellets and lettuce.
I'll instruct her to do just that. I miss my geese and I can't wait to get back home...
How long can they go without water?
My neighbor said she could only go once a day to knock out ice and refill. The fresh water will probably re-freeze with-in 30 minutes...
I wish I was back home...
The neighbor called and said that everyone looks ok, but all the heated water dishes are frozen solid. She said she added a bit of water to the top of their pool for them to drink.
Oh what to do... I wasn't expecting the heated water dishes to freeze. It's currently -26 degrees (not including...
Stay safe in this nasty weather.
My pens are also made up of dog kennel panels. On Saturday, I spent the entire day dismantling their outdoor set up so that I could put it inside the barn. It's currently 6 ft by 36 ft and has fresh hay 1 ft. deep.
It sounds like they'll be ok, but they're...