Egg stealing goose?

[2dancingrats]

I have two broody geese. I think one of them stole all of the eggs the other was sitting on and added them to her clutch. The other day, I noticed Wanda's nest was all messed up and she was acting disturbed. The next day, she had one egg she was rolling around in the pen and then built a new nest around it. When I checked her original nest, it was empty. Randi's nest is right next to hers, and Wanda did take a short break. Could Randi have stolen her eggs? I've seen Randi take a break and Wanda will go back and forth between the two nests while she's gone. So I wonder if Randi just decided she may as well sit on all of the eggs in one nest. I also wonder if Wanda will wait for her to take a break and take over the nest. Not really a question, just wanted to share the fowl drama!

 

[emys]

You should separate the two geese and give them each an undisturbed nest. The eggs will not hatch if they keep rolling them back and forth - they may crack or break the eggs or spend too much time rolling and letting the eggs get cold while they are at it.