First time gosling owner! Have questions!

[LadyWolf44005]

First off thank you so much for clicking this post! An hopefully answering or/and offering any advise you have! I have bad spelling. Spell check never works for me. Just stick with me! Let me begin to explain were I am at before I ask my questions. I have purchased two Male Tufted Roman goslings from a hatchery. As of right now they are only a few days old. This is the first time I have ever bought goslings so everything is new to me. Before geting them I did a LOT of research and bought books on geese. However I think I read to much becouse now I dont know what to follow, plus some of my other questions were never answered. After stressing my self out, I told myself "learn as I go" Now I just have more questions. (As you can see I am a over thinker)

:Questions:
1. I have mainly bought these guys mainly to be gaurd geese to our new chicks. How do you integrate the two?

2. I have heard that they can not be both pets and gaurd geese. Is this true?

3.inprinting. I have heard and read that the more you spend time with them the more they will inprint on you. However that will make them more aggressive when adults. But I have also heard that in vis versa. What one is more true?

4. Was it wrong to buy two Males? Pros and cons of haveing two males

5.i have nodiest that when I hold them they bite/peck me or clothing that i am wearing. I have also seen them do it to each other to. Are they exploring? Or are the telling me I am at the bottom of the pecking order? What is this? It does not hurt but when they get teeth I would imagine I do not want them doing that. If it is bad behavior how do I correct this?

6. Any book is you recommend?

Again thank you for your time! I will add more questions as they come up. Hope to hear your opions and advise! Have a wonderful day!

 

[casportpony]

4. Was it wrong to buy two Males? Pros and cons of haveing two males

Welcome to BYC and congrats on your goslings! I have three male geese that get along great. No cons I can think of. Please post some pictures of them, we love pictures!

 

[LadyWolf44005]

Welcome to BYC and congrats on your goslings! I have three male geese that get along great. No cons I can think of. Please post some pictures of them, we love pictures!

Welcome to BYC and congrats on your goslings! I have three male geese that get along great. No cons I can think of. Please post some pictures of them, we love pictures!

Thank you so much for replying! I did not know were to post this so I posted in two different spots. It's good to know that you have 3 males that get along great! I tried to post a few pics but they wont show. I click attack files button, click pic, click done then nothing no pic. I would love to post some pics of them!

 

[LadyWolf44005]

Welcome to BYC and congrats on your goslings! I have three male geese that get along great. No cons I can think of. Please post some pictures of them, we love pictures!

Fixed it! Here are my babys!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Precious

 

[LadyWolf44005]

Welcome to BYC and congrats on your goslings! I have three male geese that get along great. No cons I can think of. Please post some pictures of them, we love pictures!

I forgot to ask. How old are your geese? And pics!!! Please!!!

 

[casportpony]

I forgot to ask. How old are your geese? And pics!!! Please!!!

Thanks for asking! My three boys are 12 I think. I'll post some pictures of them tomorrow.

 

[LadyWolf44005]

Thanks for asking! My three boys are 12 I think. I'll post some pictures of them tomorrow.

Thank you! Sorry for asking so late! Have they always been together??

 

[casportpony]

Thank you! Sorry for asking so late! Have they always been together??

I hatched two, then added the third a couple of years later.

 

[Goosebaby]

Ganders that grow up together and have bonded are just fine, you can also pair two ganders that didn’t grow up together depending on their personalities too.

I have two brothers that are bonded, they occasionally fight but get along most of the time, if they get separated it breaks their hearts.
I have two other brothers that never fought and were always super sweet to each other.
Then there are some that just don’t get along. More than likely if they grow up together you won’t have too many issues though.

As a rule with any goose or gander, raise them and spend time with them as you would any pet, if you don’t spend time with them they’ll see you as an outsider and won’t necesarily like you.