We created a gosling monster...

[sourland]

Use tough love. Just like putting your crying child on the school bus very first day of school. Every time that you put him out with the mother and then bring him back to the house you are reinforcing his thought that as long as he complains he will be returned to his safeplace. It won't be quick, but he will eventually understand that he is a goose.

 

[Abriana]

He’s imprinted on you. Ducks and geese imprint easily and you have to be careful or they will have separation anxiety and never want to be left without you. The best thing to do is make sure he cannot hurt himself trying to get out, keep the doors securely locked so that no predators can get in, and just leave him there. It’s going to be hard at first, but this will end up being an issue the rest of his life, and you won’t be able to go anywhere or do anything. After a while, he’ll calm down and become a goose again. Good luck!

 

[gavada]

@gavada How's it going with your lil monster?

@gavada How's it going with your lil monster?

He’s huge. I managed to get him with the other geese for an hour or so yesterday but flat out abandoning him when mother and babies came in to our yard. The ganders are too big to get in. She seemed fine enough with him when he ran to them screaming his head off. The two other goslings picked fights but he held his own. He left the yard with them when they left and was immediately attacked by the ganders. He stuck with them though and hung out at the creek. There the males and the female started to chase him away. Eventually he came high tailing it back up to the house being chased by everyone. This was about the time we came out to play. As soon as he heard us he came running back in. Now he won’t leave my side again.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I think your expecting to much from him he maybe huge but he is still a baby. I'd let him and mama goose and goslings have an area just for them let him and them get use to each other but where the ganders can see everyone. maybe doing it this way for a few weeks will get everyone use to each other and he won't be so terrified.

 

[gavada]

I think your expecting to much from him he maybe huge but he is still a baby. I'd let him and mama goose and goslings have an area just for them let him and them get use to each other but where the ganders can see everyone. maybe doing it this way for a few weeks will get everyone use to each other and he won't be so terrified.

It was a total accident. He was out in the yard with all of us getting along fine with the mama and goslings and I had to run into the house for a second. Since he happily went off with the mama and all seemed fine I let him go but kept an eye on him. It would have been fine if they didn’t leave the yard to where the ganders were.

 

[mew317]

I’d suggest making a pen for the goslings and mother goose. I have 2 gosling a named Puffy and Duffy. Puffy bullied a chick and her siblings named Sunny, Oreo, and Stripes. Sunny, the smallest of the 3, got bullied to the point we needed them separated. They now squeal if I leave the room or they just talk. I hold them now and then. They are a few days old and they are big. MY SUGGESTION: Seperate the Ganders from the momma goose and the goslings and your goose. Make sure it’s big for them to roam around in. Make sure the ganders see them though so they don’t start going insane. There.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@gavada how are things going with your lil Monster? lol