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I got two Chinese goslings in November 2017 when they were about 4 weeks old. I was told that they were not related and that the smaller one was a girl which I call Guida and the larger one a boy called Ganso. Time has passed and they are now over 5 months old. They are now developing their knobs and Guida has caught up with Ganso in size. Guida has not only caught up with Ganso, but also her knob seems to be a bit larger than Ganso’s. I am starting to think that they are two boys. They are both very loud, but only Guida hisses when I get closer. I don’t know if the ‘hiss’ is just because she is threatening me (she has never been as friendly as Ganso, who eats out of my hands) or if it is because it is a ‘gender’ differential. I have never seen Ganso hissing. They both live a trio of Silver Appleyard (Richard, Donatela and Flora) who they get on well. However, I have noticed that Ganso and Guida have been fighting. I have surprised them circling and ‘biting’ each other’s wing and back. They keep fighting even when I come close so i have to interfere. I am starting to believe that I have been tricked and instead of getting a boy and a girl, I got two boys.
I am posting video of them fighting. Thanks
I got two Chinese goslings in November 2017 when they were about 4 weeks old. I was told that they were not related and that the smaller one was a girl which I call Guida and the larger one a boy called Ganso. Time has passed and they are now over 5 months old. They are now developing their knobs and Guida has caught up with Ganso in size. Guida has not only caught up with Ganso, but also her knob seems to be a bit larger than Ganso’s. I am starting to think that they are two boys. They are both very loud, but only Guida hisses when I get closer. I don’t know if the ‘hiss’ is just because she is threatening me (she has never been as friendly as Ganso, who eats out of my hands) or if it is because it is a ‘gender’ differential. I have never seen Ganso hissing. They both live a trio of Silver Appleyard (Richard, Donatela and Flora) who they get on well. However, I have noticed that Ganso and Guida have been fighting. I have surprised them circling and ‘biting’ each other’s wing and back. They keep fighting even when I come close so i have to interfere. I am starting to believe that I have been tricked and instead of getting a boy and a girl, I got two boys.
I am posting video of them fighting. Thanks