Rescue gander will he fit in?

[Goosebaby]

@Phillyndilly That’s unknown territory to some extent for me. Introducing adult birds to each other is something I haven’t done. The closest I’ve come to it was getting Leo and Parsnip to live together after Thor passed away. It was actually them who decided to do it, I didn’t think they’d ever accept each other. Leo and Parsnip used to not get along at all when Thor was alive. After he passed Parsnip was desperate for the bond he lost and would try to hang out with Leo but they ended up in nasty fights after just a few minutes.
Eventually after 6 months I removed Friday who was living with Leo and placed her with her other brothers Darby and Strawberry. I had a hunch she was starting the drama because generally Parsnip and Friday do not get along. Since then Parsnip and Leo have gotten along just fine.
I got Delphi and Apricot as goslings in March, I didn’t expect Parsnip to have much interest while they were little but I assumed he’d bond to them once they looked more or less like adults, but only now after all this time has he shown interest in them, even now it’s mostly neutral.

I think a gander and a goose will bond if you place them together with only each other, if they absolutely despise each other maybe not, but I think it’s more likely than two ganders who don’t know each other. A gander can have two mates so if you get a pair of girls they might gravitate towards one gander, but then they might not? If the two girls are bonded to each other I don’t think that would keep them from not accepting a gander into their lives, so far with my geese I haven’t seen girls as possessive as the ganders can be.

 

[DiYMama540]

I introduced my gander to goose over the summer. My goose was and still is pretty well bonded to my ducks. No fighting between the two of them, they just pretty much ignored each other...
Then January came around and hormones kicked in, now they're pretty much inseparable!
I think if you are considering getting mates for them that now would be the easiest time to do it.
Start slow, keep the females separated where they can see each other and talk back and forth for a while, then see how they are going to act all together. Hopefully things go smoothly! The only thing I could see being a problem is if the ganders fall for the same girl and fight for her.
It will be a lot like musical chairs until you get the pairs just right!

 

[Phillyndilly]

@Phillyndilly That’s unknown territory to some extent for me. Introducing adult birds to each other is something I haven’t done. The closest I’ve come to it was getting Leo and Parsnip to live together after Thor passed away. It was actually them who decided to do it, I didn’t think they’d ever accept each other. Leo and Parsnip used to not get along at all when Thor was alive. After he passed Parsnip was desperate for the bond he lost and would try to hang out with Leo but they ended up in nasty fights after just a few minutes.
Eventually after 6 months I removed Friday who was living with Leo and placed her with her other brothers Darby and Strawberry. I had a hunch she was starting the drama because generally Parsnip and Friday do not get along. Since then Parsnip and Leo have gotten along just fine.
I got Delphi and Apricot as goslings in March, I didn’t expect Parsnip to have much interest while they were little but I assumed he’d bond to them once they looked more or less like adults, but only now after all this time has he shown interest in them, even now it’s mostly neutral.

I think a gander and a goose will bond if you place them together with only each other, if they absolutely despise each other maybe not, but I think it’s more likely than two ganders who don’t know each other. A gander can have two mates so if you get a pair of girls they might gravitate towards one gander, but then they might not? If the two girls are bonded to each other I don’t think that would keep them from not accepting a gander into their lives, so far with my geese I haven’t seen girls as possessive as the ganders can be.

I introduced my gander to goose over the summer. My goose was and still is pretty well bonded to my ducks. No fighting between the two of them, they just pretty much ignored each other...
Then January came around and hormones kicked in, now they're pretty much inseparable!
I think if you are considering getting mates for them that now would be the easiest time to do it.
Start slow, keep the females separated where they can see each other and talk back and forth for a while, then see how they are going to act all together. Hopefully things go smoothly! The only thing I could see being a problem is if the ganders fall for the same girl and fight for her.
It will be a lot like musical chairs until you get the pairs just right!

Thank you @Goosebaby That’s a lot of shifting around I’m glad you found a good fit for all of them!
@DiYMama540 thank you for the response that’s what I’m afraid will happen that Luce will be a bully and try to steal the ladies.

So we are definitely getting the two girls this Saturday. My idea was to take Bruce and put him in our yard area. We have a small fenced in area that the previous owners built. We just bought this house so it’s not set up exactly how we want it as far as fencing.
So this area isn’t secure like run area which is why I wouldn’t put anyone out there unsupervised things can get under the fence there’s a few holes that need to be patched etc. So I can put Bruce and the girls there and let them meet and maybe hang out for a bit while I watch. Then I can put all 3 back with everyone and hopefully the girls will stick by Bruce. I don’t know if an hour is enough time to get to know a gander lol.
In other news I let Philip, the two duck girls and Bruce out first again and kept the other group in the coop. I gave Bruce and Philip lettuce and Phil let Bruce eat with them and didn’t chase him away at all... Philip will chase ducks he doesn’t know but he accepts anything that can possibly hurt him lol.
Then of course Luce comes out screaming his head off and it all ends. He is letting Bruce get a little closer though. Still such a pain it would be so peaceful if it wasn’t for him being a bully.

 

[DiYMama540]

Can't wait to see the new ladies and hear about the integration!

 

[Phillyndilly]

Here’s some photos of Bruce from this morning Luce is letting him get a bit closer he only cares about protecting fatty now pretty much. Her name is really Petunia but we basically just call her fatty lol. Last one is Bruce with Belle I think they like each other now.

Thank you I’m so excited I never have had female geese before. It won’t be this year but when we improve our set up I cannot wait to have little goslings around again. Goslings are the absolute cutest baby animals to me and their personalities are off the charts hahah. Makes me crack up just thinking about what Phil used to do they should really be used for therapy situations lol.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Beautiful geese and beautiful place for them.

 

[Phillyndilly]

Beautiful geese and beautiful place for them.

Thank you I wish the whole yard was fenced like this lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oh I know we have 10 acres but only a little over a half acre fenced. Living on the side of a mountain makes fencing cost prohibited.

 

[Phillyndilly]

Oh I know we have 10 acres but only a little over a half acre fenced. Living on the side of a mountain makes fencing cost prohibited.

Oh wow, so you can’t fence? Yes it costs so much though and it is such a pain to do! We have 20 acres but a lot of woods and only maybe 2 acres cleared so we really have a lot of clearing and fencing to do !

 

[Miss Lydia]

Nope all woods and we’re retired so stamina and finances kind of keep us from doing more but I only have 2 geese so there is plenty of room for them and their family of chickens and ducks!