flockman, I am so sorry to hear you lost her, I know you all are saddend by it, and Boris I can not imagine what he is feeling now. looking at my gander and how attached he is to my goose. But I hope I can encourage you about your 2 goslings, last year my gander actually took over as papa goose for all the Muscovy ducklings that we hatched here, and he did a better job than the mama ducks, so when you get them let him see them I'm pretty sure he'll bond with them, of course the weather won't be where they can be out side with him but if he can see them and them him, it will make such an impression on him, you'll have to watch him closely because he can become depressed now. If there is anyway you can set up a way for him to be able to be near these goslings while they are growing till they can be out side it will be great for them and him. again so very sorry.