More often than not I think he just tolerates me because I am the bringer of treats and the creature that lets them out to free range. Also, the one who comes running whenever he sounds an alarm or eye balls the sky because of a hawk. I am pretty sure he does not see me as a threat to him or the girls. In fact, when we go out to range he and Lydia stay together and Pauline follows me around about half the time. So he may think I am Pauline's mate and that is o.k. with him.
I just love your stories about your geese, Just watching my 4 is such a blessing I know watching the dynamics of so many has to be entertaining.The babies know who their mom is, but they feel quite safe with the Matron, the gander, the other goose and the older goslings. The mom looks a bit stressed sometimes when she wants the 5 of them to stick with her, but they just mix in. at feed time I separate the tiny ones so they get a good go at the crumb, but often they just want to be with the older ones anyway.
I´ve learned that whatever it is I want for the geese, they have their own ideas!I´m sure Babe will be fine once he knows where his place is.
The second group of 2 males, 2 females that I have are actually made up of a couple of young males, a young female that didn´t successfully hatch anything, and has abandoned her nest now, and another young female with 4 goslings that I gave her to adopt after hers died by being too keen to keep it safe, if you remember!!!!! Well, she´s doing just great with her 4 now. Interestingly, the two males hang out together nearly all the time. and they keep good company with the female that has abandoned the nest. But, when I let the female out of her pen with her 4 goslings, the 2 males go potty over the goslings, looking after them, etc, and shoo the poor goose with no goslings away! Well, each time I let the goslings out and their mom, the other goose is getting closer and closer and sometimes she´s allowed to be part of the flock. Each day gets better. Geese are so interesting.
So, the reason for this rambling is, it´s quite possible that even though Babe may get a bit of a telling off by Sam, once they´re sorted, they may well be just fine.
Have to admit that there were a couple of really hot days this past summer when the water in that pool looked pretty inviting.I had to laugh at that one, Just don't get into the pool with her and everything will be okay.
Nothing to do with heat. It´s to do with daylight hours...the darker days seem to kick in their breeding season.
They're running around in our pool fence right now.
I suspect that they would rather keep the large pool and let you have the kiddie pool.So what's the youngest geese can lay eggs?
Going out to get the pool for the babies in a few.They're running around in our pool fence right now.
Pear actually fell in the pool as I was typing that.
I suspect that they would rather keep the large pool and let you have the kiddie pool.
Kiwi dove into the pool and splashed around for a few minutes, but when he tried to get out he failed miserably and was stuck hanging on the side flappung his wings and screaming before falling back in. Pear walked away in embarrassment and disgust 
