Goose aggression

[pablo_honey1981]

I have a Sebastopol goose, about 2 months old now, maybe 3.

She's become quite aggressive. We have 4 Miniature Silver Appleyard ducks and they are terrified of her. I watched this morning and she nibbled the bolt of their pen and let them out, and then actively chased them. We have one duck with a limp that we thought might have been her, and now a second, so we think it must be her biting them.

I thought Sebs were supposed to be mild mannered and friendly?

Is there any chance this might get better or is this how she's going to be, cause I think I'll have to get rid of her if this continues.

 

[Goosebaby]

She’s bullying them because she knows she can get away with it. If one of the ducks turns around and chases her she’ll never do it again.

Is she your only goose? Does she have a partner?

 

[pablo_honey1981]

She’s bullying them because she knows she can get away with it. If one of the ducks turns around and chases her she’ll never do it again.

Is she your only goose? Does she have a partner?

Yes she's the only goose. Had 4 eggs but she was the only successful hatch.

She has bright blue eyes and is supposed to be fully curly. She looks like a normal goose at the moment, is that right for a juvenile Seb?

 

[Goosebaby]

Yes she's the only goose. Had 4 eggs but she was the only successful hatch.

She has bright blue eyes and is supposed to be fully curly. She looks like a normal goose at the moment, is that right for a juvenile Seb?

I don’t breed sebbies so I have no idea.

I suggest getting her some goose friends so that they occupy her mind instead of the ducks. She’s lonely and trying to integrate with the ducks, but because she’s larger and a different species it’s not really clicking right and her frustration is channeling her bullying behavior.