Backyard swimming pool for geese

[Isadora]

I use a cement mixing tray from the hardware store. It's not big enough for them to swim in, but big enough for them to take a bath. Low enough to to the ground for them to step in and out and easy to tip over to clean. They come in different sizes and in different grades of plastic. I got the largest, heaviest plastic I could find. I've been using it for almost a year and have had no issues with cracking or anything.

 

[JRies]

I have 2 of the plastic trays they use in Goat hay racks. Then plugged the 2 little holes in them with Gorilla tape you just have to find a feed store that will order them for you. I uses the concrete mixing buckets for the ducks

 

[addctd2plnts]

Premier 1 Fencing has a foot bath that is about 7" tall but only holds about 6" of water due to the way the corners are made. However it is VERY heavy duty and will hold up for many years, if not 20 years. I use it for my ducks and they love it! https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/premier-surefoot-foot-bath?cat_id=6 This is a U.S. company. Not sure if they'd ship to U.K. but maybe you could call them and ask who makes it and find it there? They are super nice to deal with!

 

[addctd2plnts]

First let me say I haven't tried this product as I just found it on TSC website, It sounds great and could be very helpful for tanks that are too large to tip and drain. "Stock Tank Secret Stock Tank Treatment, 2 oz., 1015. It's easy to use and lasts for up to two months. Completely safe and effective treatment that contains no chemicals, pesticides or herbicides and has no toxic side effects."
I have geese also and currently have a small pool for them. For those of us that have geese the ick in the bottom of the pool is a challenge. I'm thinking of getting a stock tank and I think it will help with the leaking I'm having with my current pool.View attachment 2883716

We use something like this for our horse troughs. It's made to stop algae, and the little much that falls out of the horse's mouth. It won't combat the tremendous amount of dirt the ducks and geese put into the water. For that, if you build a permanent pond, you need at least a 3 55 gallon barrel filtering system. And you need it shaded to combat algae. There's a guy on Youtube who shows you how his is set up and it's brilliant:

 

[Frizzgoose]

@chloe11 How handy are you?
I got some huge kiddie swimming pools my geese love. Then my husband drilled one hole on the side close to the bottom and put in a honey gate. Then you can open the honey gate and the water and poop will drain out. It's a huge drain so stuff doesn't clog it up.
I'm the one with the ideas my husbands the one with the tools to make it happen, but I could have done this on my own.
Here's the honey gates on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/PAGOW-Extrac...5TY6/ref=dp_prsubs_3?pd_rd_i=B08C4P5TY6&psc=1
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Would u have any pics of the size kiddies pools u have please?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I use a cement mixing tray from the hardware store. It's not big enough for them to swim in, but big enough for them to take a bath. Low enough to to the ground for them to step in and out and easy to tip over to clean. They come in different sizes and in different grades of plastic. I got the largest, heaviest plastic I could find. I've been using it for almost a year and have had no issues with cracking or anything. View attachment 2884546

I use a cement mixing tray from the hardware store. It's not big enough for them to swim in, but big enough for them to take a bath. Low enough to to the ground for them to step in and out and easy to tip over to clean. They come in different sizes and in different grades of plastic. I got the largest, heaviest plastic I could find. I've been using it for almost a year and have had no issues with cracking or anything. View attachment 2884546

They fit just can’t do much once In. Lol

 

[raingarden]

Good tanks are not cheap. You can get a flimsey wading pool, replace it yearly and still come out ahead.

Check out the koi and pond suppliers and the livestock suppliers.

If the tank does not come with a drain, get a bulkhead fitting and a hole saw of the appropriate size. The cheap way out is to get a neoprene (hard rubber) lab stopper and drill an appropriate size hole. The stopper must be put in from the inside.