I don’t personally believe that at least welsh harlequins need constant bathing Water. Now, I can’t say for other breeeds. Ive read runners do. yhough, if you live in a dry climate, i100% believe they need a constant source. we get rain weekly. Our ducks don’t bathe in it sometimes, but usually they do. If not, I tend to get the hose out and simulate rain.
i wish I could say I offer a pool weekly, but as I’m chronically Ill and my father does not like leaving the pool in one spot, I don’t. I try to every 2 weeks, maybe monthly if it’s a bad motnh, like last month. This is only possible without developing wet feather because of our continually, heavy down pouring.
we offer a large kiddy pool. I’ve found that while our ducks all generally will climb in , only a couple actually use it. The others tend to get in, get wet, get out, and preen and not return back to the source. Spoon and Ladle, though, love the water. They dive, flip, have zoomies, etc. imo? Enrich them with water all you can. sometimes I fill up a shoe rack tote with water and floating fruits/veggies and let them fish and swim. Sometimes they get a pool. They always get either a rain or hose weekly. I personally think it depends on the duck and the breed.
