Does the friendliness of goslings determine sex at all??

[Brayjj]

Im new to geese this year and so far in my experience the gander goslings are the friendliest. Has anyone ever seen this? I got some Toulouse but a few of them are real friendly and 2 scream to bits and run around like we are predators trying to kill them. If they are seperated from the group we would never catch them. If in the group they seem okay but still impossible to collect each evening in hopes of training them. Someone wants to take them off our hands and give them a good home, but me being mama keeps wondering if these are females and I’ll end up with all ganders! My husband thinks I’m nuts! Haha
Any input??

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

*in best southern belle accent* Well...Ive always depended on the kindness of chickens

 

[Iain Utah]

Not nuts at all. As a general rule, ganders have more outgoing personalities than females. Trust your instinct.

 

[Brayjj]

Not nuts at all. As a general rule, ganders have more outgoing personalities than females. Trust your instinct.

Thanks.
I saw you had production Toulouse. What is her personality like as a grown goose? I know I need to get rid of the two but I feel they are girls. We were hoping to put them with our other geese but the other ones don’t like my Toulouse. I think they are actually jealous of them if geese can be jealous. It’s like my one gander actually wants to show off by chasing them away to prove he’s better or something. So right now housing them separately hoping eventually they will get along. He will grab them by the neck. I always intervene but I don’t trust him alone with them even though they are close in age.

 

[Miss Lydia]

My females Toulouse is very stand offish of course she was 4 months old when we got her and had been on pasture with other geese so didn't get much human contact till we brought her home. She is now 6 yrs old and will eat out of my hand and come close and talk to me but she does not like to be handled at all or touched. My gander is more out going he was hatched here by a duck. But although they both eat out of my hand and I can pet the head of my gander in NON breeding months I don't handle them at all. Unless necessary.

 

[Gray Farms]

I've never tested the theory myself with my Sebastopols. But as adults the males are much more friendly. I may try it next year and find out.

 

[Iain Utah]

Thanks.
I saw you had production Toulouse. What is her personality like as a grown goose?

I have two production toulouse (buff and grey), and a grey toulouse/embden cross. All three are hardy, healthy, active, independent, expressive, with longer laying seasons and strong desire to go broody.