Maxprop wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message
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Katy we have a unique Goose episode developing here at the marina.
We have a big almost crippled big badass hissing and honking Goose(he
limps around) here in the marina. He had a one eye gander but some
idiot backed up and ran her over a few weeks ago in the shiyard. He
looked for her for a week or so and found a duck sitting on 11 eggs
along the rocks here by my boat. He is standing guard over the duck
24/7, ran off all the male mallards. I think the duck likes him, lots
of people feed him, and she gets a free ride.

Questions:

Will the ducklings think he is the dad when they hatch?
Should I explain to him what happened to his Gander?
I thought about taking him to the Vet to see if he has something in his
foot, but I'm afraid we would injure him in the attempt. Do they have
Goose sleeping pills I can slip to him in a slice of bread?

I think you should volunteer to be the daddy to those ducklings, Joe. If
you waddle and quack a lot they might just buy into it.

Max


Frankly, I don't think he has to learn to waddle or quack...he does
that here all the time...