Geese training?

[Miss Lydia]

My DD DH and I all got together for the meeting and intro today. WeeWee (the brown goose) has claimed Paddy as her baby!
My 3 whites were showing too much aggression, so the meeting was short. I won't leave Paddy with them until he is feathered.
This is my 4th set of geese over the last 49 years lol...



The Dad, Big G.. He was perturbed WeeWee was ignoring him! The 2 in the background are goose also, Snowy and Angel.


Whew, time for a nap!

Sweet pics..

 

[Turkeytruff]

I see mine actually falling off the ramp going into the pool when trying to mate. it's hilarious.

So all male geese tend to be pretty aggressive then when it comes to mating? Do all females tend to resist vigorously as well? I am used to turkey hens just squatting and letting them get on with it!

Big G is so clumsy!! He falls over if he does "the job" then honks at the sky for a minute! I am so afraid he will hurt the girls, geez he bites their neck so hard

I have 1 egg that's a definite to hatch 4-3, i can see the gosling breathing and moving when I candle. Here's my first baby "Paddy" born on St Patrick's day


He (?) is HUGE already, will weigh him tomorrow. He has a real nibble issue already, so we are working on that. Loves neck rubs and trills to me

falls asleep. What a little doll! It hit 60 degrees so I took him out wrapped in a towel, he met his Dad. G was very respectful and quiet, almost submissive.. it was a very weird meeting. G always greets me with a loud GEEE GEEE. and once Paddy heard that, he peeped. The girls stopped dead and G stood very still. G and the girls almost seemed to be afraid! Its warm again tomorrow, so I will try a new intro. I am so worried they may hurt him not knowing he is theirs.

Aw Paddy is so precious!

 

[Miss Lydia]

So all male geese tend to be pretty aggressive then when it comes to mating? Do all females tend to resist vigorously as well? I am used to turkey hens just squatting and letting them get on with it!

Aw Paddy is so precious!

Well I think most gander get fairly protective during mating season, or so it seems, just their nature, they are awesome parents too very protective of their goslings. and the goose is very protective of her nest. I am seeing my goose bite my gander and next comes a bit of wrestling then the mating, it's actually cute to watch but funny also especially when they fall off the ramp when trying to mate out of water.

 

[wein315]

I have a 4 day old Chinese brown goose who is biting. Is he just being a baby and testing things or is this an issue I need to deal with?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have a 4 day old Chinese brown goose who is biting. Is he just being a baby and testing things or is this an issue I need to deal with?

Goslings test things with their mouths since they don't have hands, one thing you don't want to do is hand feed, it gets them into the habit of grabbing food. I have a hard time thinking that at 4 days this means anything other than hey let me taste this. just try and divert it's attrention off of you or anyone else it maybe wanting to bite. Toys the kind you can get for large caged birds might help. and non breakable mirrors are good to have on hand. and teasing is an absolute no no.

 

[wein315]

I figured that as a baby he/she was just testing his world and i hadn't started to hand feed. Any advice for raising him/her to avoid instilling bad habits?

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Thanks for all the kind words on Paddy, we have a 2nd I hope will hatch 4/3! the chick is still moving and breathing when we locked the egg down!

My #1 is never hand feed also. My 2nd thing, I bond with my birds, hold them, talk to them.
3rd, I don't allow any hint of aggression. I let them have fear of dogs, birds flying over head, Cats etc. But I also respect the females nest. I don't want them nesting in hidden places.
So I am super sneaky taking the eggs, and I leave fake ones all the time. Usually, They go to the pond now, so that's when I sneak in and grab

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

I figured that as a baby he/she was just testing his world and i hadn't started to hand feed. Any advice for raising him/her to avoid instilling bad habits?

Beautiful baby

 

[Miss Lydia]

Beautiful baby

X2!! but it really needs a buddy of it's own kind.

 

[fabfowl]

By my opinion, Olive Hill's advice was extraordinary! I will have to remember that advice for when my little gosling (Legolas) turns into a gander. I bet that Legolas will turn out to be quite friendly because I have been handling him daily since I got him, I trained him to follow me around, and I even trained him to speak when I say his name!

If I have any problems, I will have to follow your advice, Olive Hill. Thank you!