I have my first duck eggs on the way. Looks like I have a lot of work to do.
Please post your duck pond pics!
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no ducks, just fish....
I have a homemade filter out of an old pool DE bucket. works good.
Hostas are fun. I don't even plant them anymore. Just set them on the ground - not even in a planter! Then I can move them or rearrange them anytime, easily. They grew on top of a piece of indoor outdoor carpeting at my moms house....hardy things. Ok, most of the ones in this picture are in planters...lol
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I'm building mine pretty much like this one- What size pump and hose do you use?
edit- Is the pump in the pool?
I'm building mine pretty much like this one- What size pump and hose do you use?
edit- Is the pump in the pool?
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The pump is in the pool, I built a cage for it to keep future feathers out. Right now it seems to be getting clogged a bit, I just shake it and it pumps harder. I had it set up on a few rocks, so maybe now it's just too close to the bottom, picking up more sediment and larger particles. A regular hose attaches to it. I used a 6' one meant for a hose reel, as the only other short hose I could find stated it was not to be drank from, was toxic, and to wash your hands after use??? What kind of a hose is that?!!
I'll go get some pictures for you. I started a new thread with pictures.
I'll go get some pictures for you. I started a new thread with pictures.
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Ah, some of those ponds are just BEAUTIFUL... almost small lakes some of them!
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I really appreciate the pics too......very helpful.
I'm in the process of building a new duck pen, 25' x 25'. I currently have 15 domestic ducks (variety of Runners, Cayuga, Swedish, Magpie, Indies, and Snowy Mallards). Next month, I'm being shipped breeding pairs of Wood Ducks and Mandarins.
So, a couple questions for ya'll:
--I spent the afternoon digging out the future pond, which will be approx. 8' x 10' in the new pen. I was planning on putting in a 45 ML Firestone Pondliner (great deal at deepdiscountpondsupply.com), and surrounding it with river rock (cheap here at $25 a ton, and pretty). But now I'm wondering.......huge problem with gophers here in the mountains of eastern Calif. They're everywhere, and will chew on anything. I'm concerned they make come up under/beside the pond liner and put a hole in it. Any experience here? How feasible is it to just do a "cement pond"?
--How to cover the pen? With the chicken run, we just used plastic netting, as the chickens are locked in the coop at night. I'd rather not be trying to round up a bunch of ducks at night however, so need something predator proof (we have coyotes, bobcats, hawks, and owls on our ranch). I've seen the large scale netting you can order, but it still does not look that substantial. Thinking of maybe positioning posts strategically in the middle, and running some long 2' x 4's across with the same heavy duty welded wire (1" x 2") framed on it. Thoughts?
--Lastly, the wild ducks are going to have to go in with the domestics for a good while until we get to build a second pen (planning on raising the wild ones, with Pintails and Teals coming next year). Any experience with putting these together? Right now with the domestics, I only have one male--a Snowy Mallard, who is fairly territorial.
One other thing I'm planning on using in the pond that was recommended by a breeder--a SEWAGE pump. He said it works much better than anything else he's tried.
If I ever figure out how to post pictures, I'll do it!
thanks
I'm in the process of building a new duck pen, 25' x 25'. I currently have 15 domestic ducks (variety of Runners, Cayuga, Swedish, Magpie, Indies, and Snowy Mallards). Next month, I'm being shipped breeding pairs of Wood Ducks and Mandarins.
So, a couple questions for ya'll:
--I spent the afternoon digging out the future pond, which will be approx. 8' x 10' in the new pen. I was planning on putting in a 45 ML Firestone Pondliner (great deal at deepdiscountpondsupply.com), and surrounding it with river rock (cheap here at $25 a ton, and pretty). But now I'm wondering.......huge problem with gophers here in the mountains of eastern Calif. They're everywhere, and will chew on anything. I'm concerned they make come up under/beside the pond liner and put a hole in it. Any experience here? How feasible is it to just do a "cement pond"?
--How to cover the pen? With the chicken run, we just used plastic netting, as the chickens are locked in the coop at night. I'd rather not be trying to round up a bunch of ducks at night however, so need something predator proof (we have coyotes, bobcats, hawks, and owls on our ranch). I've seen the large scale netting you can order, but it still does not look that substantial. Thinking of maybe positioning posts strategically in the middle, and running some long 2' x 4's across with the same heavy duty welded wire (1" x 2") framed on it. Thoughts?
--Lastly, the wild ducks are going to have to go in with the domestics for a good while until we get to build a second pen (planning on raising the wild ones, with Pintails and Teals coming next year). Any experience with putting these together? Right now with the domestics, I only have one male--a Snowy Mallard, who is fairly territorial.
One other thing I'm planning on using in the pond that was recommended by a breeder--a SEWAGE pump. He said it works much better than anything else he's tried.
If I ever figure out how to post pictures, I'll do it!
thanks
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