Young pilgrim gander eyes Not blue?

[Jenbirdee]

Earl is seven weeks old. He’s a pilgrim gander, but his eyes are not blue. Do they turn blue eventually ? Like gradually? I don’t remember if Charlie (my original gander who is Earl’s dad) had the blue eyes when he was that young but I kind of think he did.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I believe they change at around 7-8 months of age when the gander is mature.

 

[Scotchbroomfarmer]

My one pilgrim gander from Metzer farms had blue eyes from at least 3 weeks, maybe younger. However, his feet are pink, not orange. Run-of-the-mill imperfections, perhaps?

 

[Goosehill]

One of my ganders started off very dark and gradually became blue, at 9 months old his eyes are a dark blue. The other has mid blue eyes.
They are English geese- the females have blue eyes too at maturity

 

[Goosehill]

My one pilgrim gander from Metzer farms had blue eyes from at least 3 weeks, maybe younger. However, his feet are pink, not orange. Run-of-the-mill imperfections, perhaps?

My take is that the range of geese considered "Pilgrim" encompasses a range of diversity in many obvious features such as bill or feet colour, eyes and colouring/patterning of feathers in both male and female.