Very Dominant Sebastopol

[Goosey Girl]

You love these little creatures unconditionally and then hormones kick in and all that love seems to have gone down the drain. My female though is a calming force between the three males. She does not hesitate to come up to me and let me feed her treats. Her mate will not attack me when she does this and even partakes a bit of the treat, differing to her.

But otherwise he will attack if he feels I am too close to her or the nest.

The Sebastopol has become a terror, but we are learning to keep him somewhat under control with a stern NO and pointing fingers defiantly at him.

The other gander (possibly a Pilgrim) seems to be courting me, but also keeps a close eye on the female either for the possibility of mating or from me getting too close to her. He holds his head up high, which he has done sense a young one, but now hisses, never attacking me, so far. He will bath and wash himself when I am nearby, then follow me when I am doing my chores outside.

So far the female, Tilly, has laid12 eggs. I took 4 of the first ones out and am trying to incubate them inside the house. I figure they may not be fertile, but would rather find that out on my terms rather than find them broken and contaminating the nest.

I guess I am venting. I was almost in tears the other day thinking about how much fun the were and hoping they will again be loving and eager to be with me.

Patience and understanding. Its not their fault they are absolutely unbearable right now. My two ganders were so loveable as well, but now I don't want to be around them. I have 4 goose eggs and 7 runner duck eggs in the incubator right now. If they hatch the end of March I can enjoy them same as you are doing. Good luck and it will be interesting to see if any of our boys chill in a couple months. If not, it will be a long summer!

 

[corviidae]

Yeah. I'm sure they're going to do much better once the heat of Spring has passed, or at least in the Fall. It's a shame we had to rehome one, but I'm very hopeful for our remaining gander.

 

[Miss Lydia]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/geese-training.561849/