Nasty!!!!

[lilfarmergirl]

My ducks smell... Lol there water gets muddy and smell is there any help on them not doing this or is it normal for them to do it??? And also can i put something down in there run to make it not so muddy n the run???

 

[gamebirdsonly]

Ducks are messy. You could use gravel?

 

[lilfarmergirl]

What about keeping pools clean for them???

 

[mymoneypit]

You just have to keep changing the water. I siphon it away with a hose so I don't flood the run. The most I can go,between changes is 3 days but its,usually every other day it looks yucky and I change it.

 

[smonkeySK]

I used to have a lovely green back yard; now I have a brown mess.
I used to enjoy my lovely green yard a couple of times a year when the sun was out.
I enjoy my brown sludge pile daily because of the little characters who live there now!

You'll struggle to fend off the decimation of your property but regular attention can help- remove poop, improve drainage with landscaping, pea gravel those hotspots.

As for water - the smaller the receptacle, the more frequently it will need changing.
I've got a 1200 litre pond and in winter it can almost go 2 weeks without a change but in summer I sometimes have to do twice a week...

Really should build the filter now

 

[subhanalah]

Can you dig a hole out from underneath it and cover it with wood slats? Perhaps fill the hole with gravel.