Well, congrads. I have some of theirs 3 breeding pairs (but took me 3 years to get them, as I ordered twice and lost some. Hatched one last year . (They are 3 and 2 and 1 yr olds)But I have 5 live hatchlings in brooder garage, 3 in the bedroom tote as of today and maybe 2 in hatcher and 2 of my 2 year old females are setting 2 nests next to each other in one of the goose houses...so we shall see. I have lost 2 hatchlings, both female I think, and some of the eggs didn't make it... but I do have some babies!
Kind of typical for geese around 2 they get protective (the gandars ) during breeding season. I spent a fair amount of time with my females, but the gandars not as much...so they are more fearful and respectful in the yard.... I did pinon them, but forgot to do the ones I have a week old! They supposedly could fly better than heavier geese, mine sorta fly across the ground a foot up sorta...
I did lose 4 birds for unknown reasons under a year at different times, 2 during a drought and 2 that just failed to thrive and died....? seemed to be a bit fragile... Most the eggs the first year were not fertile and no one set , so they may take a while to mature... I think they are very pretty birds , a bit skiddish maybe like many light framed animals They did get along with my ducks until breeding season , when they get protective and will nip at any that get to close to their ladies, nest or food, they have different sleeping pens. They do honk/fuss at the African Gandar in the other pasture, and once they accidently got together in Jan. and one sorta was nipping at the African and he is like ,"what is this little twerp doing ?" as he just kept walking...they don't challenge my grandsons, but run away unlike the African who was gonna get him, and my husband... so at least they know to respect humans....
