Goose beak changing color

[Squeak61]

Hello everyone. As my African goose is maturing and her knob is starting to grow, her black beak is starting to turn a orange around the edges of her beak, and almost her entire knob. I’m very confused on where this orange is coming from. I bought her from Metzer as a baby. Could she possibly be mixed with something else? And if she is, what breed?

 

[Teri313]

Has she gone through winter yet? My African, Sophie, came to me at the age of 6 (she is now about 24 or so) and she also had orange on her bill and knob (mostly on her knob). The vet told me that it was the result of experiencing frostbite. They can withstand very cold temperatures, but they need to be sheltered with no drafts.

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

Ah, I just realized that this looks so familiar to me! It’s because I follow you on Instagram!

I also have a few African geese but they’re still goslings and I haven’t seen this before.

I hope someone figures out why the sudden change of color! Very interesting

 

[bluemerle]

My African goslings are also experiencing this, but to a lesser extent (yet). And they have not experienced any cold, so no frostbite.