Goose language

[seminolewind]

Seems like they talk to eachother more with neck movement or posing it. ?????

 

[RURU]

Geese have many languages they use. Be careful when breeding season hits ganders get very aggressive over their females and eggs also goslings. They will bite if they get a chance. So when that time comes Open your wings up with your arms and show him how much bigger you are than he is and walk towards him flapping your wings. Mine back down when I do that.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I like the love touches Sam gives to Missy like laying his head on her for a sec and leaning into her and speaking softly, it's so precious. Now I have used RURU's advice quiet often with Sam he is very protective of Missy especially now and I know it's only going to get worse as breeding season is heading our way.

 

[RURU]

Ganders can be so very endearing to their mate or goslings. They talk soft sweet talk to their mate and when the goslings are born they just talk to the babies. Now if you have a special enough bonding with a gander they talk just like that to you. My Sammie was the one gander I had the best bonding with since he was my very first Sebastopol gander. He would sweet talk to me all the time for all the years he was alive.

If you lean down and talk with you ganders they will gladly lean their head down and talk to you. I have learned goose language from my Sammie when he was alive. When you go ha ha ha ha gentley he would talk that with me. We also did bah bah ha ha. I have no idea what we were talking about but he sure was listening. But bowing down to them and saying this they just talk with you.

The head being down is also a greeting to another goose, but can also be a threat to others.

Wing flapping means yea I'm out and then we run with the wings out. Or just get a spur and out goes the wings and we run.....

They will also flap them wings when they are going to fight with another gander..

Head down going after another male is another way they express get away.

 

[livininbrazil]

Ganders can be so very endearing to their mate or goslings. They talk soft sweet talk to their mate and when the goslings are born they just talk to the babies. Now if you have a special enough bonding with a gander they talk just like that to you. My Sammie was the one gander I had the best bonding with since he was my very first Sebastopol gander. He would sweet talk to me all the time for all the years he was alive.

If you lean down and talk with you ganders they will gladly lean their head down and talk to you. I have learned goose language from my Sammie when he was alive. When you go ha ha ha ha gentley he would talk that with me. We also did bah bah ha ha. I have no idea what we were talking about but he sure was listening. But bowing down to them and saying this they just talk with you.

The head being down is also a greeting to another goose, but can also be a threat to others.

Wing flapping means yea I'm out and then we run with the wings out. Or just get a spur and out goes the wings and we run.....

They will also flap them wings when they are going to fight with another gander..

Head down going after another male is another way they express get away.

What a nice explanation, Ruru. Do you know, I discovered mine talking with the "ha ha ha" when I was actually laughing at their antics, and then I realised they liked it and started talking. It calms them, too. If I laugh at them, they think everything´s ok in their world. My older gander comes close and listens, but as I got him from a farm when he was already adult, I´m amazed that he does even this much!
When the geese greet me with their heads down, I put my arm out toward them, lowered, they seem to view it as the same gesture. Then it´s all heads together, ok, greeted everyone, now where´s the food?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I see the head lowered here and the rest of the flock knows that means out of the way. My geese never touch others in the flock/ducks/chickens all they have to do is lower their head.

I sing a lot when I am out with them, they don't care that I'm making a joyful noise, but usually Sammy and Missy will join in especially if I put their names into the song I have made up. Geese are just so cool