Tough Love?

Okay, so my experience with an Embden Gander was good. Really good actually. My Lenny was as devoted as a goose could be...to me.

He would come up to me and get as close as possible just to be close I guess. He never did anything to hurt me or chase after me. Well, he would come after me, only because he wanted to be with me. Other times he would start to do some sort of goose howl at me, but it was quite desperate. Usually this was while his body was up against my leg and totally stretching his neck out so his head was closer to me. 

Man I miss Lenny!

Lenny getting as close as possible

Late last spring we added a pair of geese - and things were fine for quite a long time. Actually, I think that after these two were full grown, they realized that Tom was the one at home all of the time and I went away during the day. So for that I became the not-so-favored human.

 

After a while things started to get less than cordial and Gus would chase after me a little and bite me. It's been a couple of months. Now if he has the opportunity, he will totally chase after me and attack me.

Yet he does nothing to Tom.

In the last few weeks he has gotten relentless and will continue to do whatever he wants to me even when I'm trying to get him to stop, stern voice and everything. He pretty much hated everything about me. Late last this week I was walking back to the house and he came after me and just started in and would not stop. He never did get a hold of me, but he tried and I did my best to keep his head away from me even with his wings going. That was it. I had enough. I was 100% ready to get rid of him and possibly her since they grew up together. 

Knowing that Tom really likes having them around I decided that if they could be penned up and not running free all over the place then I would be okay with them staying. It was a good compromise and one that Tom agreed to. 

He placed an order for a new portable fence from Premier 1 and lo and behold it was delivered today! 

Starting tomorrow these two will no longer be allowed to run around the farm and pooping all over the place and leaving land mines in the driveway. Also, I will no longer have an escort to walk me to and from anywhere on the farm, to the pigs, to the car...the garden even the hoop house! It's a few steps from the back door and Gus would take ANY opportunity to make sure he exerts his power over me.

Also starting tomorrow...

Farm Life will be much sweeter!