Rescue gander will he fit in?

[Phillyndilly]

@Phillyndilly Poor Bruce, I’m glad you’ve given waffles and pancake a good home but what bad luck for Bruce!
I feel for those poor pekins too, I have two pekins and mine are completly defenseless. They could not survive for long out on a pond by themselves.

Is Bruce and Philip friendly with each other? Not tearing at each other? If so ganders can be perfectly happy with each other and it might be the best option for the foreseeable future.

@Iain Utah started out with 2 ganders.

Ya he’s totally fine with Philip. But Philip is bonded to his two pekins. It’s actually funny because he chases pancake and waffles and bites at them if they get too close to his ducks, but he hasn’t done that with Bruce. Bruce also looks just like Luce though, who Philip is afraid of so maybe that’s why? Luce attacked him during mating season and we had to separate them because he was making Philip stay by himself. They still sleep separately because of the time he attacked him in the coop. But Philips two girls like to stay by the other ducks sometimes which is Luces group. Therefore Philip will be by the girls and Luce won’t let Bruce come too close..
Maybe they’ll bond but Philip isn’t looking for a bond I don’t think?
Philip also was fine with our disabled goose Boatie who was male. He couldn’t walk so people used to pet him and Philip used to actually go after unfamiliar people who did that. So I literally have no clue how his mind works at all..

Belle my turkey seems like she likes Bruce I think he kind of likes her too I wonder if they can be friends? Has anyone’s goose bonded to a different species ( other than ducks)?

 

[Goosebaby]

If Philip is tolerating Bruce’s presence he’s more or less accepted him. For Bruce’s welfare keeping him with Philip somewhere that they’re separated from Luce is the best scenario. If Bruce is kind to the two ducks then I don’t see any issue with them being all together. The ducks will get used to Bruce as long as he isn’t aggressive towards them.
Philip sounds like a sweet boy if he was protecting Boatie, My Leo is like that, he still defends his two sons Strawberry and Darby if I get two close to them even though they don’t like him. Philip might be being big dad gander to anybody he views as his flock.

 

[Phillyndilly]

If Philip is tolerating Bruce’s presence he’s more or less accepted him. For Bruce’s welfare keeping him with Philip somewhere that they’re separated from Luce is the best scenario. If Bruce is kind to the two ducks then I don’t see any issue with them being all together. The ducks will get used to Bruce as long as he isn’t aggressive towards them.
Philip sounds like a sweet boy if he was protecting Boatie, My Leo is like that, he still defends his two sons Strawberry and Darby if I get two close to them even though they don’t like him. Philip might be being big dad gander to anybody he views as his flock.

Ya when we had Boatie the whole pen was split in two we ran welded wire across but after he passed away we took it down. I know Luce is going to be annoying this mating season so we may have to just put that up again. That’s my issue we don’t have anywhere else securely fenced so well just have to split the pen. I don’t really like doing since it makes their area smaller but we probably have to until we can expand during summer time.

 

[Phillyndilly]

Pictures of a snowy Bruce this am he’s getting much closer to me which I’m happy about. He was trying to take a water bucket bath lol.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Mine take bucket baths too. Silly things

 

[Phillyndilly]

Mine take bucket baths too. Silly things

Haha isn’t it funny when they actually get in I love them

 

[Miss Lydia]

They can empty a bucket in no time. lol

 

[Goosebaby]

No water is safe.

 

[Phillyndilly]

Bruce says goodmorning!!

 

[Goosebaby]

Beas a handsome boy!