Duck pond size and ideas

[the_finch_family]

Great plan. They love the shallows for bathing so make sure your waterfall accommodates that. One suggestion would be a skimmer at the last waterfall, and perhaps a second in the pool, to collect feathers.

My 7 ducks (and 7 geese) are happy with their 10ft round pool, so I'd use that as your upper limit. I also have a 4ftx2ft sandbox that will fit all the ducks, or 4 geese, so there us a lower limit guide.

How deep is it? It's really fun to watch them dive.

I'm planning on making it pretty shallow for the sake of easy of emptying it for cleaning. Something like 30-50cm deep at the deepest part. I haven't done much work towards it yet so there's lots of space for changes. Thank you for the info, it's nice to get a good example like this.

 

[Foss0218]

Adding in fake grass around the pond eliminates mud in the pond
I have used it around my one in ground pond for 2 years
I’ll add a picture of how it looks after 2 years
Still holding up great
Easy to spray poo off abc cleans up great
The second pond I just put in ground this spring and have also added the fake grass
Not done the finishing cuts in the pic but you get the idea
I have 14 ducks and they seem to do fine with the ponds I have so the size you are looking at would be just fine

Do you use a water pump for your pond? How do you clean it? Pics? Thanks! Great ideas and set up!

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Do you use a water pump for your pond? How do you clean it? Pics? Thanks! Great ideas and set up!

I’m still working on the smaller square one it’s deck will extend the length of the fake grass and it has a drain that runs into the trees The two larger ones I use a pump to get most of it then my shop vac to get the rest
You could add a filter system to keep it clean longer
The round one I have had the fake grass since summer of 2021
It’s still holds up great. Spray it down or vacuum with shop vac
Both ways work
You can see over 2 years the tree grew in more so it gives them shade in the day as well