Goose friend

[pablo_honey1981]

I have a 10 day old Sebastopol gosling. I'm pretty sure she's a female from her fluff.

I read the post about not having lone geese. I'd planned on integrating her with my ducks and peacocks but the article says she'll be unhappy without another goose.

If I do decide to get another goose, does it have to be a gander so she can have a mate?

 

[Goosebaby]

I have a 10 day old Sebastopol gosling. I'm pretty sure she's a female from her fluff.

I read the post about not having lone geese. I'd planned on integrating her with my ducks and peacocks but the article says she'll be unhappy without another goose.

If I do decide to get another goose, does it have to be a gander so she can have a mate?

Geese get along just fine with the same sex. If you want fertile eggs get a gander, but otherwise she’ll be fine with another female.

 

[pablo_honey1981]

Should it be another Sebastopol?

 

[Goosebaby]

Should it be another Sebastopol?

Breed doesn’t really matter to them.

 

[pablo_honey1981]

I've just come back from a boating holiday ad saw Egyptian Geese for the first time! Would an Egyptian goose get on with aSeb? Quite a size difference!

 

[fowltemptress]

I've just come back from a boating holiday ad saw Egyptian Geese for the first time! Would an Egyptian goose get on with aSeb? Quite a size difference!

Egyptian geese aren't geese; they are a type of shelduck. If you're looking for a companion for a goose, you really need to find another goose.

 

[goosee]

Egyptian geese get on fine with real geese, the reverse is not always true. I have twice had feral Egyptian geese try to join my gaggle.

While Egyptian geese are not true geese, they are a very goosey kind of duck. Goose social interaction involves preening, grazing and gaggle bonding. An Egyptian goose is fine for the first two, but they are less gaggly than true geese. That said, according to the code, a gaggle is a minimum of three, so I am not sure this really makes any difference. Egyptian geese are fully flight capable and may decide to leave, or to come and go - unless you clip them. This is an additional consideration. I have seen a feral Egyptian goose bond with a lonely wild lesser whitefronted goose.