Havoc since Boss was Killed

[Suzie]

Goosedragon

Yes, he has access to deep water all of the time - I fed him by hand tonight and had a good look at the left side of his head, one of the cuts extends to the edge of his eye and I am reluctant to use betadine there for fear of causing him more problems - he almost looks as if he has a black eye, it is still swollen due to his beating - he also has a cut just above the eye, he is eating and drinking and apart from his visual appearance of having been in a fight it is the head shaking that is unusual - no Vet here would entertain seeing him so it is down to me to do what I can - maybe it is early days for his recuperation, he was quite badly beaten.

The Toulouse are so preoccupied with strutting around and competing with one another for leadership that they don't seem to be bothering him so much now - he is happy to go into his new accommodation with his girl at night and he spends his days on the peripherie of the Toulouse flock.

I must say that due to his beating he is very friendly now and he doesn't mind me handling him whereas before he wouldn't come near me....

I am happy to keep him if he is OK - I just don't want him to be suffering, I did think maybe he had an ear infection or even brain damage due to his head being subjected to attack - I have never seen any of the others shaking their head(s) as he has been doing, a one eyed goose is better than a dead one as far as I am concerned as long as he is relatively happy.

 

[goosedragon]

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I assume you have checked the head for pests and parasites? sometimes a open wound will attract them. And yes keep the betadine away from his eyes. The only other suggestion I have is that it might be a habit that he picked up while shaking blood out of his eye from the cuts there. I once had a goose that was mobed by crows and was cut above the eye by a peck and she would shake her head in a odd way. Sorry I don't remember how long it lasted or if she ever quit and I just become used to her doing it,~gd

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

I can only suggest, you have to decide.
Being French you must know that it often means war when the old King(Boss) dies or is dethrowned. The eldest son usually gets the job but if they are all about the same age war can break out and even new kingdoms started. Sounds like you have two kingdoms Embden and Toulouse at the moment with the strongest Toulouse being the most likely to reunite the flock. If you get rid of him there is bound to be a struggle between the remaining males. The only real question in my mind is did the strong toulouse beat the Embden by himself or did the toulouse gang up on him?
The 3 Embden could form a nice family unit if the toulouse allow it but as they seem to be short females so may raid the embdrm flock for the females if the flock allows it. The toulouse may take another week to sort themselves out and set up a pecking order, there is a good chance that all all the Embden find themselves at the bottom of the order and slaves to the rest. Could you live with a Belgium like country where the French and Dutch live together but don't really get along at times of stress such as mating season? To me that sounds like where you are headed. It could be Ireland also where the war never really ends but is peacefull appearing when English troups (You ) are closly supervising and jailing the offenders.
It sounds like I am having fun at Europe's expense but I coulld have used the USA since the Civil War just as well. Any prediction can be wrong, and this is just my guess based on your war reports. Pecking order is real and there are going to be some fights until it reaches a short term stability. I wish I could be of more help, ~gd


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I can only say, that was the best Theatrical discussion I have ever heard...Goosedragon, you cracked me up.... Way to Go..

 

[goosedragon]

D'Angelo N Va. :

I can only suggest, you have to decide.
Being French you must know that it often means war when the old King(Boss) dies or is dethrowned. The eldest son usually gets the job but if they are all about the same age war can break out and even new kingdoms started. Sounds like you have two kingdoms Embden and Toulouse at the moment with the strongest Toulouse being the most likely to reunite the flock. If you get rid of him there is bound to be a struggle between the remaining males. The only real question in my mind is did the strong toulouse beat the Embden by himself or did the toulouse gang up on him?
The 3 Embden could form a nice family unit if the toulouse allow it but as they seem to be short females so may raid the embdrm flock for the females if the flock allows it. The toulouse may take another week to sort themselves out and set up a pecking order, there is a good chance that all all the Embden find themselves at the bottom of the order and slaves to the rest. Could you live with a Belgium like country where the French and Dutch live together but don't really get along at times of stress such as mating season? To me that sounds like where you are headed. It could be Ireland also where the war never really ends but is peacefull appearing when English troups (You ) are closly supervising and jailing the offenders.
It sounds like I am having fun at Europe's expense but I coulld have used the USA since the Civil War just as well. Any prediction can be wrong, and this is just my guess based on your war reports. Pecking order is real and there are going to be some fights until it reaches a short term stability. I wish I could be of more help, ~gd


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I can only say, that was the best Theatrical discussion I have ever heard...Goosedragon, you cracked me up.... Way to Go..

All I can say is that I read a news story about Belguin election up comming and her two breeds just seemed to fall into place. I'll use any story I can think of if it makes it easier to understand geese.​