My geese ran away from home. Is this normal?

[Coocoo4Goosey]

I have a a few Canada geese that are grounded and a pair of Embdens. Got the Embdens to keep my lonely goose company. They’ve been out on our property free ranging and go into the pond at night.
We built a pen for the Embdens as they’d id t know how to walk on the icy pond during winter but I’ve let them back out since the pond thawed.
But they’d been wandering further and further away from the pond.
This past weeks. My neighbor or from over the field came over to tell me that my geese were in their pond.
My Embdens and they took a pair of my Canada’s with them.
At first I thought they may want to nest there.
Because there’s a lot more brush and tres by their kind whereas ours is in the open.
We’ve tried going there and trying to get them to come back and they won’t.
But he last 2 days we’ve seen them in the field again. Almost as if they were trying to come back and as soon as they see us they turn around and go back.
What gives? Are they trying to nest or come back home!
? Anyhone have experience with this?
Just trying to figure out if I need to take them by force or leave them be.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Welcome to byc!! I'm glad I could be the first to welcome you!!! unfortunately, I have never owned geese, so I am not the most qualified to answer, but I would take them by force and lock them on the property, as you would for a chicken.. pretty soon, they would stay?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Will they come to you for treats? If so have a few people go with you and use either a very large net or a large blanket and catch them and bring them home. You'll need to keep them penned if you want them to stay. If they followed the Canadas to the other pond they probably just decided to stay put water means safety. I have a mountain river down below our home I know my 2 geese would be there in a heart beat if the could but they are inside fencing so unless they take off flying which neither have tried to do I know they are safe. Once you get them home giving them lots of feed and treats like whole corn maybe they will be so happy with the extra attention they won't want to wander. As for nesting do you know if you know the sex of the Embdens?

 

[Coocoo4Goosey]

My embden goose will come for treats. My embden gander is the ring leader. He won’t let her come to me. He pokes her in the chest telling her not to come. The Canada’s followed the embdens.
I got the embdens full grown. They are spoiled at my house. They get corn bird seed pellets. Fresh kale and cantaloupe daily. And a large half acre pond. Our acreage wide open and I’m thinking they went there because of all the trees and brush?

 

[Alaskan]

Yes, I can see that they maybe wanted a more private place to nest.

You might need to build them what they want AND pen them where you want them, to keep them from leaving.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Maybe so! Do you want them home? Sounds like your going to have a time getting them but it can be done. You have have to be persistent. My Embden gander is very pushy this time of year but I don’t take any of his tough guy persona. If I want him to do something I make him. They herd real well too but being they are far from home you’ll need some help herding them home.