Canada goose gosling died

[DillyRouen]

Oh wow your so lucky for bring able to raise little phillip! He's so cute! And so is luci, she is very pretty I agree. What is she mixed with? thats funny because the forst goose i found on a nest this year, me and my boyfriend got to know her and her mate and their goslings. We actually named her loosy also!
I actually do have a lot of questions about the geese and answers I'm still trying to figure out. We have been going to so many different lakes since April and have met so many Canada geese families and gotten close to them and they hAve gotten close to us. I was wondering about this one lake we went to, there was a total of 5 families. They lived there ever since they nested and possibly the years before. We been going there almost everyday and then just about a month ago they all vanished and just the ones without goslings were there.. we looked everywhere all the local lakes and had no luck. we still haven't found them yet. The one pair there that hatched 4 goslings, each gosling went missing and we found 2 out of the 4 dead on the side of the lake. The one was laying on the nest dead the day after it was hatched.. pretty crazy.

We are honestly not sure what shes mixed with, the lady who raised them got them at an auction as eggs.

And that sounds like the ones without goslings saw danger and either flew away, or were captured. Theres been a lot of posts I've seen about them being euthanized since theyre considered pests because 'its illegal in some states to relocate them'. Because for 2 out of 4 to be dead and not eaten is weird. Normally a predator would have made a meal out of them. Sounds like human intervention or mass sickness that the parents weeded out. But this is all speculation. You could always invest in a trail cam and see whar happens?

 

[DillyRouen]

The babyyyyyy. We still dont know if philly is a boy or girl though.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just remember this when geese become sexually mature their personality can change dramatically especially ganders and it is very normal just want you to understand if your sweet goose or geese now change their behavior towards you just understand it and love them anyway. I have had geese for over 11 yrs now and won’t ever not have them but so many once they get to breeding age get rid of them which is sad we have good info in the sticky’s here on the goose forum if interested enjoy your geese they are beautiful.

 

[DillyRouen]

Just remember this when geese become sexually mature their personality can change dramatically especially ganders and it is very normal just want you to understand if your sweet goose or geese now change their behavior towards you just understand it and love them anyway. I have had geese for over 11 yrs now and won’t ever not have them but so many once they get to breeding age get rid of them which is sad we have good info in the sticky’s here on the goose forum if interested enjoy your geese they are beautiful.

I can tell you now that i will never not own geese. Even if they change, these are my babies. Im in this for the long haul. Canada geese have lived up to 30-40 years in captivity. I for one am fully looking forward to this fact. I will thoroughly read said stickies, as I've been trying to absorb as much info as possible.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Good for you look forward to seeing your whole flock when you get them together.

 

[Canadageeselover88]

I can tell you now that i will never not own geese. Even if they change, these are my babies. Im in this for the long haul. Canada geese have lived up to 30-40 years in captivity. I for one am fully looking forward to this fact. I will thoroughly read said stickies, as I've been trying to absorb as much info as possible.

What does it mean when the gosling's and even the adults tilt their heads to the side.. I been seeing that a lot lately.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well their eyes are one each side of their head so to see what they want to look at closely they tilt their heads you’ll see them do it when looking for a bird of prey or a plane jet or helicopter

 

[Canadageeselover88]

Well their eyes are one each side of their head so to see what they want to look at closely they tilt their heads you’ll see them do it when looking for a bird of prey or a plane jet or helicopter

That's very interesting. I didn't know that, I always wondered what that meant because when I see one doing it the other's do it as well at the same time.

 

[thumper650]

Well their eyes are one each side of their head so to see what they want to look at closely they tilt their heads you’ll see them do it when looking for a bird of prey or a plane jet or helicopter

My ducks to that when they see me in my upstairs windows. We are alway being watched.

 

[DillyRouen]

That's very interesting. I didn't know that, I always wondered what that meant because when I see one doing it the other's do it as well at the same time.

Yeah. Geese and ducks and i believe all water fowl have eyes that are fixed in their sockets so they have to move their head in order to see around. Typically when they look up at the sky its either a bird, predator, or air plane of some sort. Theyre just trying to get a better view. Its super funny to see them all do it at the same time. And agreed lydia, mine will spot me in any window or doorway lol