AGeese
Crowing
I'm interested in hearing experiences from those who have a gander and a rooster that are free to interact.
Context: I have a Roo coming in August.
Context: I have a Roo coming in August.
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So that's good to hear, but begs the question were any of your hens getting dominating by the ganders or other geese when they backed off? Also have you witnessed their reaction to other critters or predators?There are times when a juvenile/yearling rooster may raise chest and try to start a fight, but when ganders respond, the rooster will eventually run away. Fortunately, my animals have plenty of space to retreat.
This is pretty much what I expect.My geese and roosters ignore each other. Well, unless the rooster is unlucky enough to be caught in a corner. Then there's a mad scramble to escape the angry gaggle, but the chickens have so far proven to be too maneuverable to be caught completely. Feathers, sometimes lots, have been lost, though, always on the chickens' side. For male interactions in particular, there's nothing like that - the roosters don't see the ganders as competition for women, so they don't feel the need to interact that much beyond being sure to keep their distance, and my ganders take as much notice of the roosters as my geese do. I do have no doubt any one of my gaggle would kill my roosters or hens if they could catch them when they're too close to the goslings. I limit dead ends in the waterfowl area to avoid this possibility. Coops are opened at both ends or not at all, and the only true dead end is through a hole my geese can't get through.