Why do my adult geese try to kill they're own gosling ?

[dasrqkawjhfyu]

Hi, so here's the story. I had a female and male geese, and they had 8 eggs. 7 of them has hatched, and the last one hasn't (probably because it's not a fertilised egg). and i thought all the goslings is fine, but when i saw the 7th gosling, i noticed that he can't walk properly. so we brought him inside the house to try to help him walk, and several weeks later he finally can walk properly. i was so happy and can't wait to return him to his family back. BUT when i return him, his parents (the male and female geese) try to knock him upside down, and bite him until he's bleeding. i brought him inside again and take care of him, and now his condition is pretty good.

why do the parents do that? and how do i fix this?

 

[sourland]

They have imprinted on their other goslings and now regard him as an intruder. You will have a better chance of integrating the gosling when it is mature.

 

[dasrqkawjhfyu]

They have imprinted on their other goslings and now regard him as an intruder. You will have a better chance of integrating the gosling when it is mature.

thanks for the reply. also, how many months for the gosling to be mature enough to be returned to its family back?

 

[dasrqkawjhfyu]

he died i killed him

 

[JRies]

he died i killed him

Its possible he had something seriously wrong with him and that was the reason they were rejecting him. Its funny how geese can know something we dont.

 

[Isadora]

he died i killed him

Try not to feel too badly. Sadly these things happen.

 

[dasrqkawjhfyu]

Try not to feel too badly. Sadly these things happen.

thanks, but i still killed him. we have a cage with a door that you need to pull up and down to close and open it, at night i usually put him inside to protect him from predators. but that night, my hand slipped and the door slide down and crushed down to the gosling. and at that exact moment, i know he's gone.

 

[dasrqkawjhfyu]

I hope, i learn from this accident and take care the rest of the goslings.

 

[Isadora]

I hope, i learn from this accident and take care the rest of the goslings.

Of course you will. Please try to be kind to yourself. It was an accident.

 

[Baybrio]

I hope, i learn from this accident and take care the rest of the goslings.

I can tell you really care about your goslings. Accidents are sad but they happen.