I wouldn’t feel comfortable taking him knowing they were just going to plop him in with others without letting him and them get used to each other. So I guess I’d wait. Any idea why your goose doesn’t like the duckling? Any chance you could do a see no touch there and keep the duck? I know it’s not always that easy to make extra accommodations. I am by no means an expert just going by my own experiences. My goose who is 12 yrs old lost her mate in 2022 I moved her in with the Runners and Buffs so she wouldn’t be alone. She accepted them as her flock this past summer 2023 my Muscovy hatched 2 Runner ducklings the mama stayed with them until they were 5 weeks I old then for some reason my goose took over and these were 2 drakes she had them both until about a month ago when I rehome one and let the lone one in with the flock I already had 1 Runner drake and 3 was might too much but even after I let the Runner drake and my goose Missy in with everyone he still hangs with her too but he now has his own girls and his dad has his of course they switch off and on too. But I am telling you this so that maybe given time you goose would accept the duckling if they were kept close but separate for a time?
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