Pools

[HeatherKellyB]

Amazing ideas, huh? I like that. It's not what I'm usually being accused of being full of.

Did Mare tell you about the "Moony Means" version of urban dictionary

 

[ruthhope]

I also recommend Little Tikes sandpits as they are more robust than blue kiddie pools. I got one from the side of the road night before trash day and then advertised on NexDoor for one for my son. I had been given one within 2 hours. Grandchildren grow out of sandpits and grandparents like ducks, so if you advertise on social media be sure to say you need one for your ducks!

As for the depth: notice the curved concrete edging stone down the left side in the photo and the two bricks to the sides of the turtle's head. We put them there for the little crested in the foreground, but she prefers to struggle over the side like the other ducks. The rooster doesn't go in, but perches on the side to drink

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

I also recommend Little Tikes sandpits as they are more robust than blue kiddie pools. I got one from the side of the road night before trash day and then advertised on NexDoor for one for my son. I had been given one within 2 hours. Grandchildren grow out of sandpits and grandparents like ducks, so if you advertise on social media be sure to say you need one for your ducks!

As for the depth: notice the curved concrete edging stone down the left side in the photo and the two bricks to the sides of the turtle's head. We put them there for the little crested in the foreground, but she prefers to struggle over the side like the other ducks. The rooster doesn't go in, but perches on the side to drink

How hard is that turtle pool to dump to clean?

 

[ruthhope]

How hard is that turtle pool to dump to clean?

I find it easier to pick up and empty than our earlier blue plastic kiddie pool as the blue pool tended to fold in while pulling up one side. [I'm a 70 year young duck mama with arthritis in my hands and a recently broken and healed left wrist]
I pick up from the head end and dump the water out over the tail end, then hose down the inside with the jet nozzle on my hose. I should add that I am on sandy soil and am able to just dump the dirty water right by the pool as it drains away rapidly. My son is also on sandy soil, but has little grass round his turtle pool: he mainly empties the pool in the evening after his ducks are safely back in their coop. If he drains it in the morning, after they come out to free range for the day, the little girls have great fun stamping in the mud and foraging for grubs. But they get very muddy as only white ducks can, and then drink from and bath in the clean water which doesn't remain clean for long. So its a good idea to drain the water in the evening!

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

I find it easier to pick up and empty than our earlier blue plastic kiddie pool as the blue pool tended to fold in while pulling up one side. [I'm a 70 year young duck mama with arthritis in my hands and a recently broken and healed left wrist]
I pick up from the head end and dump the water out over the tail end, then hose down the inside with the jet nozzle on my hose. I should add that I am on sandy soil and am able to just dump the dirty water right by the pool as it drains away rapidly. My son is also on sandy soil, but has little grass round his turtle pool: he mainly empties the pool in the evening after his ducks are safely back in their coop. If he drains it in the morning, after they come out to free range for the day, the little girls have great fun stamping in the mud and foraging for grubs. But they get very muddy as only white ducks can, and then drink from and bath in the clean water which doesn't remain clean for long. So its a good idea to drain the water in the evening!

Thank you! I have zero desire to go the regular kiddie pool route for the reason you mentioned. (They can be a nightmare to dump.)