goose attached to my roosters

[LinMicMend]

I have a now 9 month old Toulouse, Lil Miss. A month ago, she lost her sister and mostly separated herself from the rest of my main goose flock. Then she flew over a 4' fence & sought out my one bonded yard-wandering pair. My buff gander chased her off even though I have 3 other young geese in with him & his goose that he seems to accept but keep at wing's length. We were letting her free range in the yard but now she seeks out and literally flanks the rooster of which ever flock I have free-ranging for the day. And she chases off that rooster's hens. Is there any feedback or suggestions on how we can help her reacclimate to being among her own kind?

 

[Callender Girl]

I'm very sorry your girl is missing her sister and can't find a new "best friend."

My American Buff lost her sister in December. They were inseparable from the day I brought them home almost 8 years ago. When she's loose in the yard (only under my strict supervision) Gussie has decided to either shadow me, nibbling at my clothes every chance she gets, or position herself as close as possible outside the ducks' run. The ducks have never enjoyed being near geese, so I don't let her in with them.

As Gussie is my only goose now, I am planning to buy a few goslings this spring and hope that her maternal instincts kick in enough that she bonds with them.

Just as with people, every creature's grief manifests in unique ways. I hope your girl is able to find her way back to being part of a flock.

 

[LinMicMend]

Thanks so much for your input and support.
I've had a chicken who grieved the loss of her first very first chick and it took about three weeks of helping her through it before she started coming out of her depression.
Animals have emotions too and I have a lot of them with their own personalities. As the saying goes, if we/they were all the same, we/they would all BE the same. This little girl is throwing me a curveball though.
I've even started looking for a gander in similar age and darker colors as it's my black roosters she is trying to bond to. I put her in for a day or so with a set of three younger roosters to try to get a better defined idea of what she is drawn too. She was immediately drawn to the black rooster of the the three. He ran from her & then later in the day, she was still trying to seek out the black rooster from the other flock in the chicken yard next to her that is closer to her size. For now I will continue to closely watch her to see what she "tells" me and keep praying that her "knight in shining armor" is presented. Thanks again so much!