Well, it seems I offend you very easily. I´m sorry I answered your original post asking for advice. I´m also sorry OI commented on your other post. I have no more to say.Livin, we still plan on imprinting our pets to us individually. Again, the work is not the issue, we're prepared. The ones we keep will be inside pets, and we want them to think they are human, and think we are mom and dad respectively. Since it is fact that the first larger living thing it sees is mom, the second dad, and they will be imprinted as such as long as it's fostered for a period of time. So for the first 48 hours or so, we will be their only contact. After that they'll be able to hang out and play with each other, but will still sleep separated, each with their human for a week and a half or so in order to make sure they are more human geese than geese geese. We've got it all set up so they can see us at night and won't be lonely. I originally got offended because you approached a newbie here (me) with the assumption, or at least the impression that we're out to harm them in some way. Or worse, that we were about to imprint goslings before knowing what it meant for them. When in fact we do everything we can not to hurt animals. Especially the ones we're responsible for. We thought about getting these, and were reading up months before pulling the trigger. The yard, the house, and everything was set up before we got the eggs. We've been reading over a lot of Konrad Lorenz's work and discoveries with imprinting, as well as Nancy Townsend's, and we're entirely committed to taking care of what will essentially be an eternal 2 year old for the next 2 decades plus. The only difference from now and my first posts here, is that I understand how quick the imprint process is, how strong it can really be if done properly, and that geese form more than the parent bonds, they understand siblings as life long friendships too. We're still separating them for a period of time, it just won't be for as long as originally intended. We didn't do it with any from the first 3 because we're afraid we'll want one of the 6 that are starting to pip and felt it wasn't humane to attach them if there was even a little chance we weren't going to commit to that particular animal. Instead of coming off condescending or passive-aggressive, perhaps you could be a little more personable, inviting, helpful, and open minded. There is more than one way of doing things, and your ideas, opinions, and ways aren't the end alls. I invite you to open your mind to the possibility that we're smart enough to know it's serious and totally prepared for the labor intensive duties ahead. I'm looking forward to showing you that our babies will be just fine as super spoiled, well mannered, and well rounded people geese which we intend to thoroughly enjoy for many years to come!
