I can understand , in a certain way its a good thing. What seems like a waste of life to you is saving non migratory geese that might not fly well from a life of misery. Most lakes and ponds have decent sized turtle population. I have seen momma geese with their goslings on the water just to see one getting pulled under. Taking away their eggs or shaking them to render them unfertile is no different than catch,spay and release of feral cat population. A body of water can on sustain a certain amount of fowl . But if we can give a abondened domestic bird or egg a home its great as long as we have plans for the future of the animal.She's so cute and I'm so happy you took her! I can't believe that someone would just throw her mother's other egg away. What a waste of life. Did you decide yet if you were going to maybe go get her mother?