Hi

I keep geese and sympathise with you as I know sexing of them can be very difficult.  You have to study them very carefully and watch their behaviour as the ganders will usually start to fight each other as the breeding season approaches.  I have even known two ganders to be very friendly with each other and have us believe they are a pair only to find out later that they were both ganders.  I usually find that the females are generally a lot quieter and keep themselves to themselves more. The only sure way is to wait and see who lays the eggs.  Good luck with them.

Regards
Janet

Oh I am sorry to hear about your injured goose.  It is unusual for the females to be attacked  by a gander unless something else has attached it like a rat for instance. Could you put up a partition in their hut to seperate them so they dont fight.  They should be ok outside in the daytime together providing they have enough room to get away from each other.  Mine freerange all together in the day and have the odd argument but nothing too serious but the ganders are kept seperate in thier huts at night so are unable to fight with each other.  They have the females for company.

I hope they calm down soon perhaps they are just trying to sort our who is boss.

Regards

Janet

As a newcomer to the art of goose keeping I just wanted to reassure you that your posts are appreciated even though I have nothing to contribute.