Mr Flapper Duck

Victor and Emilio headed to a new home today. Remember them? They were here a year ago and went to a great home. But then they got in trouble by picking on a duck with arthritis, so we had to find them a new place.

Victor was not too sure he wanted to come out of the pet carrier and check out the new digs.

Both he and Emilio stood still and just took in their surroundings for a bit.

But once they ate a few peas…

They were ready to take on the world.

And then come back for a few more peas.

In addition to Victor & Emilio, their new home also has some chickens.

Some other ducks.

One tiny, cute, muscovy duckling.

A goose named Norman.

And a capybara.

WAIT. What the QUACK!?

That’s right! Victor & Emilio now live with the magical and wondrous capybara named Dobby.

Not sure what a capybara is? Well it’s a giant rodent. The largest rodent in the world in fact. It is kind of related to a guinea pig, only completely giant. I mean BIG.

And this one here squeaks.

And he likes to rub his snout on stuff. Check out his webbed feet, too!

Dobby even has his own blog. You can read all about him and his antics and hi-jinks at:

http://hippopotatomus.blogspot.com/

We wish Victor and Emilio all the best in their new home. They know that if they get kicked out again, we’ll be back to help them find yet another living situation. But hopefully, they’ll stay in line and enjoy their new friends.

Norman? You keep an eye on Victor & Emilio for me, okay?
“Roger that. 10-4. The perimeter is secure.”

Good luck, boys. Stay in touch.

XOXOX

Well well well… look who we have here! Remember Victor and Emilio? The second Emilio-looking duck is their friend. I frankly can’t tell which one is Emilio. Victor is of course easy to spot… from his good looks.

This was them a year ago here at Flapper’s house. Since then they went on to a great adopted home. But unfortunately, another sweet duck at that home has become special needs with arthritis, and Victor is throwing his chubby pekin weight around and making life hard for that duck. Apparently he’s relentlessly picking on the poor guy.

Their adopted home says “these two little ruffians are good boys and don’t bother anyone else.” So that’s promising! But we do need to find them another forever home.

This does happen from time to time, and I’m very happy their adopted home contacted us for help. If you or someone you know (within 250 miles of Seattle, WA) may be interested in these kids, I think they would make a great addition to an established flock, or even do well on their own in a safe environment.

Let us know. We’d really like to help them out.

P.S. For a few weeks after they first left us, it looked like Emilio was becoming Emelia, but eventually he did get in his green head feathers as I suspected. For once, I guessed right.