Goose Entries: Broom

Broom the gosling

I plan to post an entry for each batch. Broom was the only one to hatch from six set eggs. She hatched on June 13, 2020. Her ID is #98. Her batch is #014.  I sexed this goose and know it is a female. Broom has an incomplete crescent under each eye. The picture does not show how it looks now. She is super sweet because of her being the only one to hatch. I spent plenty of time with her involving cuddles and pets. She is pecky kind of gosling which is 

good when you are looking for a gosling with a friendly personality. A particular gosling in the frontyard who was either Biscuit or Whipped Cream denied her entry into their band of goslings. Besides Biscuit or Whipped Cream - who are white geese - the other members of the band were bossy with their pecks. The gray gosling they had accepted when they were only a week old was simply terrified of the little gray gosling. 

Possible mothers to this gosling based on my guessing are Mockernut Hickory, Rocky Mountain Juniper, and Siberian Elm. I am going to guess Siberian Elm because she resembles other goslings from this goose. If this is true then her father should be Black Cherry.