Check out CL for pre-formed. I got a large one for $25. You just need to figure out a way to transport it. I'm not sure from your OP how many ducks you have, so sizing it appropriately would be dependent on number of ducks.
As others have said, keeping a pool clean with ducks is no small feat. You basically have two options:
1. Dump the water and clean it out every 3-5 days (which seems like a horrendous waste of water and a lot of work)
2. Create some sort of filter system to filter out the biowaste and continuously recycle the water. This generally involves the use of a pond pump (I would incorporate an external pump) and filters (bio, micro, plant, swirl, etc). Due to the amount of biomass your pump will need to deal with, you can expect to need to replace your pump every 2-4 years. This sort of pond system is also adaptable to using hydro or aquaponics (sometimes called "duckoponics") farming. There have been others that have hydroponically grown duck food (duckweed, etc) which can be fed back to your ducks as an additional source of nutrients. Others have grown vegetables or fish that can be consumed by humans, but I would suggest not doing so due to the safety concerns with the duck waste your are filtering. Waste that is collected can be solubilized and feed to your flower garden or fruit trees (I would not use it to fertilize a vegetable garden unless you plan on pre-aging it).
That being said, ducks do not need a pond to be healthy, only a clean source of water deep enough to drink from and dunk their heads to rinse out their nostrils and eyes.
smithmal
As others have said, keeping a pool clean with ducks is no small feat. You basically have two options:
1. Dump the water and clean it out every 3-5 days (which seems like a horrendous waste of water and a lot of work)
2. Create some sort of filter system to filter out the biowaste and continuously recycle the water. This generally involves the use of a pond pump (I would incorporate an external pump) and filters (bio, micro, plant, swirl, etc). Due to the amount of biomass your pump will need to deal with, you can expect to need to replace your pump every 2-4 years. This sort of pond system is also adaptable to using hydro or aquaponics (sometimes called "duckoponics") farming. There have been others that have hydroponically grown duck food (duckweed, etc) which can be fed back to your ducks as an additional source of nutrients. Others have grown vegetables or fish that can be consumed by humans, but I would suggest not doing so due to the safety concerns with the duck waste your are filtering. Waste that is collected can be solubilized and feed to your flower garden or fruit trees (I would not use it to fertilize a vegetable garden unless you plan on pre-aging it).
That being said, ducks do not need a pond to be healthy, only a clean source of water deep enough to drink from and dunk their heads to rinse out their nostrils and eyes.
smithmal
