Geese fighting

[nobueno]

So I have two ganders and two geese. One gander has been very aggressive lately holding down the other gander and pulling out his feathers and they both ended up a little bloody from hitting their wings on the fence. The same gander has also taken to picking on my son and dogs. I've broken it up every time and he never gets aggressive with me. Is a 1 to 1 ratio ok for geese (they're pilgrims)? Should I just get rid of the aggressive gander or could the behavior change?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Are they able to free range? You need to keep them apart during breeding season in pairs of course and keep the aggressive one away from your dogs and son. Now there is a way to teach your gander to not bite or bite you and your family but you’ll have to go on the first page of the goose forum and look for the sticky’s and look for the geese training link. Or rehome and let the other gander have both females or sell them as a pair up to you.

 

[nobueno]

Are they able to free range? You need to keep them apart during breeding season in pairs of course and keep the aggressive one away from your dogs and son. Now there is a way to teach your gander to not bite or bite you and your family but you’ll have to go on the first page of the goose forum and look for the sticky’s and look for the geese training link. Or rehome and let the other gander have both females or sell them as a pair up to you.

They free range on an acre all day every day and when they're out of the run they don't like each other but they don't fight. They were fighting when I went to let them out this morning. The problem is that the aggressive goose has commandeered both females leaving the kind gander constantly by himself. I don't have a secure place to keep the aggressive one secluded and when I separate him from the flock he absolutely loses his mind.

 

[Gray Farms]

Its breeding season for geese. They boys are going to fight, that's normal. Separate the pairs or get rid of one male.

 

[nobueno]

Its breeding season for geese. They boys are going to fight, that's normal. Separate the pairs or get rid of one male.

Some fighting I expected but it's not even a fight really. The one has completely submitted and the other just stands on his back plucking out feathers. They're separated now but I'll probably just get rid of one.

 

[Miss Lydia]

That's too bad. Very sad for the one that submitted too.

 

[nobueno]

That's too bad. Very sad for the one that submitted too.

It is. Even the drakes are picking on him now. Hopefully I'll find a good home for him soon.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I hope you do too. Being Pilgrim hopefully he'll find a new home very soon.

 

[Gray Farms]

Some fighting I expected but it's not even a fight really. The one has completely submitted and the other just stands on his back plucking out feathers. They're separated now but I'll probably just get rid of one.

That's how the establish dominance. Its a little extreme but not totally unheard of.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Very true but I could not have a gander that was constantly picked on by another gander or drakes. My 2 boys go at it at time especially this time of year but it's not constant.