Toulouse geese beaks turning pink and cold feet?

[starrymutt]

My 3 geese who are around 6 months or so have pink tipped beaks. It's more noticeable in my gander but one female has it too. Is it a sign or maturity? Sex? A deficiency?

I tried getting pictures, it's like a gradient. They also have cold feet or where one is cold but the other is warm to the touch. Should that be a concern?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

The bill looks normal to me. Not sure why they have a light tip. Perhaps that part has more nerves for them to feel stuff.

As long as the color is the same on both legs I would assume they are fine. I would guess one leg may have been in the water recently, or more exposed to the sun.

I know geese have no problems standing on snow or getting their feet wet in winter. They have a system where the blood gets cooled when entering the feet and warmed when leaving. It prevents frostbite. I've read it's called a countercurrent blood system.

 

[Goosebaby]

My 3 geese who are around 6 months or so have pink tipped beaks. It's more noticeable in my gander but one female has it too. Is it a sign or maturity? Sex? A deficiency?

I tried getting pictures, it's like a gradient. They also have cold feet or where one is cold but the other is warm to the touch. Should that be a concern?

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Completely normal.
The white tip of the bill is called the bean and it like the serrations on the inside of the mouth are the only parts made of keratin, the rest is skin over flesh and bone. Bill color can vary for a number of reasons, I’ve seen some wild type production Toulouse and domestic greylags with paler bills like their wild counterparts but most domestic geese “not including brown Chinese and Africans” tend to have deep orange bills with many getting a rosy blush like yours here. Some geese like buffs can range naturally from a blushed orange to a deep peach in color. White Chinese tend to have a yellowish to orange bill.

For geese that normally have deep orange to orange rosy bills whose bills start fading to a school bus yellow, faded yellow, or pale peach, that can indicate a health problem. Usually something to do with a vitamin deficiency, anemia, or something with the pancreas. For me ultimately it’s an unknown what actually causes it because I’ve had geese who have had deficiencies and anemia but whose beaks haven’t changed color and others who have. The first goose I noticed it with was my gander Parsnip who has a chronic issue with his pancreas, however his beak currently is normal but the health issue remains. The only thing I figure is the skin pigment takes a long time to change.

 

[Jenbirdee]

it’s beautiful like a sunset!