Mother goose101
In the Brooder
- Nov 25, 2023
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I have 2 ebden geese (males) hand raised from day olds. They are 6 months old now. When they were 4 months old we went away for 10 days and the neighbours fed and watered them. When we returned the ‘boys’ were very standoffish, wouldn’t let me touch them. Previously they would snuggle on my lap for as long as I had the time to sit with them. I can’t even pat them now. One of them actually hissed at me, wings outstretched and very threatening when I was trying to herd his brother into another area. They have NEVER hissed at me before. They come over to me when I go into the yard and make all the noise, necks outstretched and eat the apples from my hand and sometimes will follow me around but they won’t come sit with me like they use to. I’m heartbroken. I don’t know if my company is stressing them, whether I need to spend more time with them or just let them alone. Any advice would be appreciated.