Farm Update: Hugo Verde the Duck and Friends are Now Cage Free!
Oh Hugo Verde, my loveable muscovy male drake duck that we've had for months now at this point. He's a little dirty from the bad weather and muddy hill recently. Over the last few days, John got this pen set up and trimmed their wings, in a so far successful attempt to cage free our ducks. They seem to stick to one spot for the most part, but they're safe and happy so far.
He got his name with a little help from @gringalicious with the Hugo part and I added Verde cause it fit him and because there's a green tint to his black feathers you can't see. Something I love about the birds is that the black feathers often shine green, blue or purple. Our rooster who is black and white has purple and green black feathers. It's a pretty cool effect that's hard to capture.
He trimmed their wings and tail feathers to keep them on the ground and spent a little time chasing them playfully to see how far they could go, which isn't far. So long as predators stay out they will be fine.
As far as we know, all the other ducks in here with him are female. They're all raised from duckling except for a few and they all look much different that I could have expected. Many of these were white ducks with gray splotches when we got them. Ducks like hugo start black and white spotted.
Check out some of my other recent posts!
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Acapulco Sunsets: Acapulco's Fall Colors
Click here for more funny pictures of Hugo, from a few months ago
I love learning about everyone's animals! We use the same fencing for temporary lots for our sheep to graze in. We can't afford to fence the whole property so we just move that plastic fencing around. Thanks for the wonderful post!
We bought it to build a pen for puppies who wanted to part of it. The ducks are much more appreciative.
Wild rabbits chewed holes through ours in no time flat! I bet it wouldn't have held puppies for very long!
It worked for about 10 minutes.
That is one cool looking duck. I have had several different breeds over the years. I really dig watching ducks walk it is so adorable. I don't know what it is we had one years ago that followed my father around like a dog it waited for him at their gate to come home it was crazy. They are such a cool animal. thanks for sharing this I enjoy your posts a lot. Another resteem and upvote..
I've loved them. Their wiggles and how they move their heads around. I love that the males hiss like they do. All around pretty fun to have and they eat mosquitos :D
Yes the eating of the bugs is one of their best qualities after their adorable walk!
I just love ducks, lol I just want to hug them and watch them walk. I may sound crazy to some but they are too cute.🦆🦆
Nope not crazy, I get it. Seriously cute creatures.
I like geese too just never found one that liked me..
These are ducks, but they've got some geese genetics.
I understand, what I was saying is I love ducks but I also like geese just never found a goose that likes me unlike ducks Ive had a few that where friendlier than dogs love the post
I'm waiting for one of my ducks to become friendly as a dog lol
You have beautiful farm...and those ducks are very cute👍😊💕
nice post @lily-da-vine
very happy to be gardening and maintaining ducks. perfect life
2nd time commenting you <3 i like your photos
Very lovely story.
Awsome garden and beautifull animals my friend 💕
Great post. I think I add mine by calling him Hugo Verde puppy, cause from the eleventh picture, his beak looks like the nose of a puppy and I love puppies. Good looking duck. Say hello to Hugo Verde puppy(hvp) for me. Great one
Nice view!!!