What Will This Gosling Look Like When It Grows Up?

[The Dim Side]

Hello! We just had our first gosling hatch from the mom 6 days ago. And I've been curious what it might look like when it gets older and was wondering what people's opinions might be.



The dad is on the right, a Roman Tufted. And the mom is on the left, no idea what she is. She was supposed to be Roman Tufted as well, and the picture I was sent of her with her parents had both white-feathered parents (the dad with a tuft, mom without). But I wonder if eggs got mixed up at some point or if the mom mated with someone else? She just doesn't seem to have any Roman Tufted qualities (brown eyes, no tuft, etc.). But she also doesn't look like a pure breed of any other gray-feathered geese I've looked up, like Greylag, Toulouse, Chinese, etc. She's not as thick as they are and doesn't have certain features they seem to. So I assume she's a mixed breed of some sort.

This is what the dad looked like at 3 weeks old:



And the mom at 4 weeks old:



The new baby definitely looks like a blend of them to some extent, brownish eyes, dark bill and feet, and yellow fur:



Any ideas? Thanks!! =)

 

[casportpony]

Congrats, it's cute. Maybe it will look like this?

 

[AGeese]

The mother might be a Toulouse mixed with Brown Chinese or African somewhere. Or if the marking on the beak isn't from crossing one of those with black beaks then maybe it's from a rare Steinbacher goose. I can't tell if the back of the neck is a stripe or just shadows, but might be a swan goose trait.

 

[The Dim Side]

The mother might be a Toulouse mixed with Brown Chinese or African somewhere. Or if the marking on the beak isn't from crossing one of those with black beaks then maybe it's from a rare Steinbacher goose. I can't tell if the back of the neck is a stripe or just shadows, but might be a swan goose trait.

Yeah, she has a stripe! I remember someone mentioning maybe being a swan goose before, too, but I forgot to include that above, lol. Never heard of Steinbacher before though!

I tried finding more photos of her to see her markings better! Plus they're all just super cute, lol.

 

[The Dim Side]

Congrats, it's cute. Maybe it will look like this?
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Awww, is that a cross from like a Chinese or African? (I'm still not good with goose breeds, lol.)

 

[ColtHandorf]

@Pyxis might be able to give you an idea of the color. She breeds Tufted Romans and knows quite a bit about goose genetics.

 

[FBMcrazy8]

I really have no idea and can’t give anything on it but WHAT A CUTIE!!!

 

[The Dim Side]

@Pyxis might be able to give you an idea of the color. She breeds Tufted Romans and knows quite a bit about goose genetics.

Oh, right! I forgot she breeds them!

The baby's back is definitely getting darker and looking like a stripe like its mom, lol.

 

[The Dim Side]

I really have no idea and can’t give anything on it but WHAT A CUTIE!!!

Thank you!!! =)

 

[AGeese]

Yeah, she has a stripe! I remember someone mentioning maybe being a swan goose before, too, but I forgot to include that above, lol. Never heard of Steinbacher before though!

I tried finding more photos of her to see her markings better! Plus they're all just super cute, lol.

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Great pics, yeah looks much more evident to me, would say swan goose mix for sure. And based on the mottled beak as well since the Steinbacher only has blue/black markings at the tips of the beak.