When will my goose’s eyes turn blue?

[lilolilman]

My male pilgrim goose is 9 weeks old now and he is getting more beautiful each day! It seems like he is close to full grown. I have seen pictures of adult male pilgrim geese with very blue eyes, but his seem to be very dark still, and I was wondering at what age I should expect to see his eye color change?

Thanks!! here’s a pic of Squall (male) and Pepper (female)

 

[casportpony]

That's a good question. Maybe @Miss Lydia knows

 

[Miss Lydia]

That is a very good question. And one I don't know.
I have an Embden gander solid white with blue eyes but he's 14 and I can't remember if he had blue eyes to start or if they came later.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/question-from-a-newbie-pilgrim-owner.1395170/

 

[GranderTheGander]

If you look into the eye of a blue-eyed goose, you can see all of eternity.

 

[The Dim Side]

I'm really curious about this, too. My one goose looks nothing like a Roman Tufted like we were told she'd be. She's got gray coloring and brown eyes. Her bill changed from blackish to orange as she got a little older, but I never thought about eye color changing. I didn't think that was a thing that happened, at least as drastically as from brown to blue, lol. So I just assume she's at least a cross with something else.

 

[lilolilman]

If you look into the eye of a blue-eyed goose, you can see all of eternity.

You get it.

 

[lilolilman]

I'm really curious about this, too. My one goose looks nothing like a Roman Tufted like we were told she'd be. She's got gray coloring and brown eyes. Her bill changed from blackish to orange as she got a little older, but I never thought about eye color changing. I didn't think that was a thing that happened, at least as drastically as from brown to blue, lol. So I just assume she's at least a cross with something else.

How old is she??

 

[The Dim Side]

How old is she??

6 months old!

 

[m1chelle1]

9 weeks old? Hmmm my pilgrim ganders (pictured) had blue eyes from 1 month old and on. Maybe even before that.....are you totally certain he is pure pilgrim? Try to get him into good lighting and see if you can take a look at his eye color. Hard to tell in this pic