Just the gander in him Tracy we can't take it personal lol. and the breed of gander, Chinese/ Embden have reputations for being ornery I can vouch for the Embden lolI'll give that a try, Miss Lydia! I always sweet talk him when he's acting appropriately, but he sorta sees me as a threat no matter what voice I'm using. I think that feeding him lettuce from a bowl will help him to trust me and fear me (is that possible? ha!). Maybe instead of fear I mean respect. Yeah, that's what I mean.
Your flock must be happy to have youDo you use fresh corn like right off the cob, or is it some kind of dried whole kernel corn that you can get from the feed store?
I use dried whole corn from the feed store, but corn on the cob would work I could never lay down an ear of corn though there would be mayhem in the barn yard the geese against everyone else, so I toss some corn on the ground for everyone except Sam he gets to eat out of the bowl. I have fed corn on the cob before but I only had 2 geese then having 4 now they rule the yard with an iron wing.
I am thinking the same Tracy your flock are very blessed to have you as their caretaker.