Help! I ordered two straight run African goslings. I believe one is a male. They are adorable and they think I'm their mom. I live in a warm climate, so I've been taking the babies outside for short periods of time each day. I have two adult geese. A male and a female. I keep the goslings protected from the adult geese and I noticed right away that the adult male was very curious about the babies and seemed attentive. My male gosling immediately became aggressive and attacked the big male. It might've been hilarious had it not been so scary. I was able to separate the two and I've been very careful since when I put the babies out. I have them secured in a sizable pen where they can move around freely and eat grass. Today when I took the babies out, the big male came around and was talking to the babies. Not aggressive at all. So, I let the babies out with him in hopes that the previous aggression was just a fluke. Then the male gosling attacked the big male, with wings flapping. My big male retaliated and had the baby by the neck. I was able to break them up and neither was injured. My question is, will the gosling and the adult male ever become friends? I've had my adult geese for 7 years. I've been told that African geese are very aggressive, but my two have never been overly aggressive. Is it possible that the gosling is already establishing dominance? Will there always be aggression between the two? Thank you! Oh! I realized that I forgot to mention the names of my geese and goslings! My female adult is Samantha, and her husband is Silus. The babies were Amy and Janise. But I guess Amy will be renamed Amos! Thought they were both girls. And they might be, but the one that I suspect is male is very large and very aggressive. Except to me. He's my cuddle buddy.
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