Duck Ponds/Pools

[onaharley]

Here's what I did with my little pool once I figured out that they just stand there to eat the grass and mud, only to muddy up the clean pool in seconds! I put fencing (plastic coated hardwire) around it and only left an opening to enter the pool. It kept the mud at bay for a few days.

Opps... forgot to post the pictures

 

[Erkenstein]

My ducks love it when I drag the kiddie pool away to dump it. They stick their bills deep into the mud under the pool and root around, and then when I put the rinsed-out pool back they wash their muddy bills in it while I'm filling it!

 

[Toru]

I dump dirty water everyday. I have 6 shallow pools. Summers here are BBQ. The water gets hot end of the day. Since, I am not Super Woman, I needed something, I could manage. It became so habit of mine, that I don't think twice to change the water. The water stays clean for 5-10 min., but my duck don't mine at all. They are happy - I am happy. In summer they LOVE sprinkles. They do try catch water from a sprinkle. Sometimes, they stay still under a sprinkle. If they just had little umbrellas

Do not worry, if you change water 2-3 a week - your ducks should be fine. I think dirty water bother us more than ducks.

 

[gretch.nace]

My ducks LOVE when I spray them with the hose too! It’s almost impossible to really spray down the coop because they always get in the way. LOL

 

[SkyeT]

We have two baby pools. We fill them up once a day. I use the dirty water to water my grass and plants. It doesn't matter what I do, it will always be dirty. And that is fine, because they love eating mud, sand, muddy water, sandy water... it's a win-win all the way around. Give them their water, let them be ducks and use the dumping as cardio. LOL