Gaggle of Chinese Ostracizing a Roman Tufted - Help!

[Miss Lydia]

It's 4 am now and Tula just let out a shriek - same like yesterday. He's hungry and Juhy was blocking his way out of the kennel. I left the door open with a nightlight so they can access food and water. Are geese somewhat nocturnal?

Geese don't sleep like chickens they actually sleep with one eye open since it's instinct to keep watch for predators. You might want to give them their very own kennel right next to each other. Or turn the light off so they don't want to get up in the night to eat. They don't have to eat during the night.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I've noticed it a few times every now and then these past couple of days.

Were Sam and Missy the only geese at the time? Did it take over a month? Wondering if alone time will make it easier or am I trying too hard to make them get along? They're not too attentive toward each other, but don't mind sharing the food bowl and the coop. They do have distinct personalities. Juhy is more aloof; she spends most of her time preening herself. Tula (not too creative of a name) is more vocal and alert to his environment. He also has better appetite than Juhy. Tula is easier to handle - he let's you pick him up much more easily and panics less than Juhy. We love Tula's calm, intelligent eyes and really hope he doesn't have to go back. Waiting for expert verdict to decide his fate.

Tula does sounds more like a gander, When I got Missy Sam was already over 5 yrs old and had bonded to the Muscovy duck who hatched him, so he didn't want anything to do with Missy he would actually charge at her to drive he away, so after watching this for a couple weeks i finally separated him from his mate the Muscovy and it still took from August to Jan for them to actually bond. Mating season is what cinched the deal with my 2. My gander is very vocal and right in your face especially this time of year I had to literally hold him to the ground 2X yesterday when he comes at me to bite me, I don't let him even bite my boot because it will escalate from there. It's just their nature to be protective. Missy is aloof too she will mainly stand back and watch all the goings on, she does make noise it's low pitched where Sam and Babe shriek it hurts the ears. So when you hear Tula making noise is it low pitched or high pitched? Also Sam and Babe walk around with head up and stand mainly that way too always on guard where Missy and Toots just walk around in normal stance.

 

[Miss Lydia]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/892901/production-toulouse-geese-thread

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...se-from-a-gander-in-case-anyone-is-interested

 

[SarahTsu]

Geese don't sleep like chickens they actually sleep with one eye open since it's instinct to keep watch for predators. You might want to give them their very own kennel right next to each other. Or turn the light off so they don't want to get up in the night to eat. They don't have to eat during the night.

Noted - will keep it dark so they can rest.

 

[SarahTsu]

Tula does sounds more like a gander, When I got Missy Sam was already over 5 yrs old and had bonded to the Muscovy duck who hatched him, so he didn't want anything to do with Missy he would actually charge at her to drive he away, so after watching this for a couple weeks i finally separated him from his mate the Muscovy and it still took from August to Jan for them to actually bond. Mating season is what cinched the deal with my 2. My gander is very vocal and right in your face especially this time of year I had to literally hold him to the ground 2X yesterday when he comes at me to bite me, I don't let him even bite my boot because it will escalate from there. It's just their nature to be protective. Missy is aloof too she will mainly stand back and watch all the goings on, she does make noise it's low pitched where Sam and Babe shriek it hurts the ears. So when you hear Tula making noise is it low pitched or high pitched? Also Sam and Babe walk around with head up and stand mainly that way too always on guard where Missy and Toots just walk around in normal stance.

Wow, that's perseverance! So that leads me to ask two questions - when is mating season? And what's the best way to keep him from biting or it becoming a habit? Tula is definitely high pitched when he wants to be noticed, other times he kinda sounds like the Pom.

 

[SarahTsu]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/892901/production-toulouse-geese-thread

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...se-from-a-gander-in-case-anyone-is-interested

Information from the first thread makes me thinks Tula is a gander.

The second link was hilarious - but on the serious side, it says the gander's neck should be long and also thin - is that true for all breeds or for the specific one in the video?
( I seem to be an endless source of questions - thanks for bearing with me.)

 

[Miss Lydia]

Wow, that's perseverance! So that leads me to ask two questions - when is mating season? And what's the best way to keep him from biting or it becoming a habit? Tula is definitely high pitched when he wants to be noticed, other times he kinda sounds like the Pom.

Mating season in USA is usually from Jan-Feb thru May Missy went broody last year first of May and mating season was over.

So has Tula shown any interest in Juhy? how about when she gets into the pool? My gander Sam has been mating with our youngest goose since last Oct. then they took a break till just recently and it's mainly when they can have a pool with water. My 3 yr old goose Missy hasn't mated with Sam yet but it probably won't be long. Last year they started in Feb first year it was Jan. I have no idea where our newest gander will fit into this arrangement but so far him and Sam are still buddies.

I'll get you the link to how to train your geese. lol https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/561849/geese-training

 

[Miss Lydia]

Information from the first thread makes me thinks Tula is a gander.

The second link was hilarious - but on the serious side, it says the gander's neck should be long and also thin - is that true for all breeds or for the specific one in the video?
( I seem to be an endless source of questions - thanks for bearing with me.)

Actually sometimes Sam and Babes neck doesn't look very thin it's only when they stand with their heads up in the air and stretch their neck that they look thin, but Missy neck looks thin at times too so You see how difficult it can be.
Ask all the questions you want we may just not be able to help you on some of them. lol but we'll try

 

[SarahTsu]

Mating season in USA is usually from Jan-Feb thru May Missy went broody last year first of May and mating season was over.

So has Tula shown any interest in Juhy? My gander Sam has been mating with our youngest goose since last Oct. then they took a break till just recently and it's mainly when they can have a pool with water. My 3 yr old goose Missy hasn't mated with Sam yet but it probably won't be long. Last year they started in Feb first year it was Jan. I have no idea where our newest gander will fit into this arrangement but so far him and Sam are still buddies.

I'll get you the link to how to train your geese. lol

Hmm, need to wait till May then. No signs of interest form either.

What does going broody mean? Will she pluck her feathers and line a nest? Does that also mean no more eggs till the goslings hatch?
Also, the eggs that I collected - do I need to turn them before setting them for her to sit on?

 

[SarahTsu]

Actually sometimes Sam and Babes neck doesn't look very thin it's only when they stand with their heads up in the air and stretch their neck that they look thin, but Missy neck looks thin at times too so You see how difficult it can be.
Ask all the questions you want we may just not be able to help you on some of them. lol but we'll try

Thanks for the clarification and all the answers!