Rural Gardening: Talouse Goose Laid 19 Honkin Eggs, 1 by Cottage_Rose

Cottage_Rose wrote:
Why don't you clip their wings?
Was your pair friendly before the breeding season?
I really doubt a gander could break bones with their wings but I'm sure they could leave a nasty bruise. I have never had a gander try to whack me with his wings...rather they try to charge and bite. I have no experience with goose breeds other than Sebastopols which are less aggressive than other breeds. I know Swans, Africans and Chinese can be down right vicious but Toulouse aren't suppose to be that bad are they? I thought they were wimps.
I would walk right up to the gander, grab him by the neck, put him down on the ground, hold him there for a few minutes (while calling him insulting names) and show him whose boss. Repeat as needed. I wonder how much is bluff? ALL ganders are aggressive during the breeding season but if you show fear or run away from them you have given them the upper hand...er...wing.
If they hatch out any goslings and you leave them with the parents the gander will be even worse and the goslings will fear people. I would remove them as soon as they hatch out and hand raise them so they bond to people. They can easily be integrated back into the flock later after they have feathered out but will remain tame as long as the parents aren't wild acting which they might pick up on.


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This message was edited May 31, 2007 10:55 PM