Mama Goose in mixed flock...do I separate her and gosling?

[MickeyRenee]

Our brown Chinese goose has been laying on her clutch of eggs since April 7. Yesterday (May 8th) one gosling pipped through. No other goslings have hatched yet. The mom, gosling, and nest are currently in a nesting box in our coop, which also houses her mate, two ducks, two roosters, and eleven hens at night. The coop itself is raised about three feet with an entrance/exit ramp.
Would you move the mother goose, gosling, and eggs to a warmer and more secure spot or leave them be? (In the past I have moved our broody hen to the garage in a brooder to raise her chicks. This is my first experience with hatching geese though. We also have a new goat shed we could house them in a large crate away from the baby goats, but where the gander could see them).
Also, what about food and water? With my hen, I provided flock starter and water nearby.
EDIT: We are forecast 40 degrees F and snow all weekend.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Would you move the mother goose, gosling, and eggs to a warmer and more secure spot or leave them be?

I'd probably leave them be, unless I saw obvious problems. Geese are tough. Goslings are ridiculously insulated. I'd like to see one of the hens try to do damage to a baby goose while Mum and Dad are near.

Also, what about food and water? With my hen, I provided flock starter and water nearby.

Baby geese and ducks get their waterproofing from their mother's feathers. (Which is why incubator-hatched ducklings are so vulnerable to drowning). So you can use a shallow pool for watering. If you do that, there'll need to be a ramp or a shallow entrance so that any weak ones can get out.

I use a rubber tub (four-inch walls, partially sunk into hay) with two bricks in it from day one. It's a little tub, so they can't really swim, but they can dunk their faces, and that makes them happy.

If you have a chicken waterer, that's probably not adequate. Ducklings need to dunk their entire heads, and I suspect geese are similar.

They do sell duckling-specific waterers, if you're shy of the tub route.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/k-h-pet-products-duck-waterer-25-gal-unheated-100213613

Flock starter is the ideal food. 22% for the first two weeks is best, according to Metzer Farms. https://www.metzerfarms.com/NutritionalRequirements.cfm

 

[Miss Lydia]

Only problem I see is mama and papa goose getting upset about something and trampling on the gosling accidently.