Luckily my geese haven't attempted this, but I rarely let my guard down around them. Mostly because of stories like this that I've read on here. Sorry to hear about your injuries, I have scars on my wrists from my geese, there claws, talons, nails whatever are so long and sharp that whenever I would get scratched from handling or when they were younger lap sitting, the scratches always got infected. Not cool. Be sure to clean them really well and use antibiotics ointment. I now always rock long sleeves when handling them just in case.
OK, to me that seems like this action is a statement of dominance by the female goose, and not just hormonal mating behavior. I have seen that type of mock mating behavior in other animals to show dominance, mostly dogs, but maybe geese do it too. Whether dominance behavior or hormones gone bad mating actions, it's bad behavior when it comes to the human interaction.
Too funny my male goose use to try that whenever I'm cleaning there pool and yell let's go swimming I will get in on a hot day when cleaned of course B4 they can do the goose thing and he did the same. Because geese mate in the water a lot of people not aware why geese attack them that's it. Like when fishing on the lake or floating in river etc., Them males are HORNEY. Good luck
And here I always thought it was all the women running around in bikinis on the river.
Is that all you use for a water bath. Looks like a mason toteWaterfowl are crazy humpers
Doesn't matter how many drakes I have, the girls still ride the other girls and sometimes they even hop on top of the drakes
