Should I worry about chlorine affecting my duck's eggs?

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CocoandDaffodill

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I was wondering if chlorine would affect the eggs that my ducks will eventually lay. We have a landscaped pond in our backyard, and we shock it with chlorine every now and again to keep algae from growing. This morning I let my ducks out and the pond was a literal bubble bath. I know that that can't be good for them, but I was wondering if it may do something to their eggs. I am scared that it will, as they have been swimming in that pond all day, every day for about 2 weeks, and before that at least once a day... we will be eating their eggs so idk if the chlorine will make it's way into our mouths... ugh. They are about 10 weeks old and I started to let them out all day without supervision at 8 weeks old... I want to know so I can stop letting them go in/ or stop shocking the pond.
 
DobieLover said:
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
I imagine a lot would depend on the concentration of chlorine in the pond. How large is this pond?
You might have to stop treating it entirely if you are going to keep ducks.
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It is about 3 feet deep, and 5 feet across. Fairly small. We put one tab of chlorine in about every 2-4 weeks
 
CocoandDaffodill said:
It is about 3 feet deep, and 5 feet across. Fairly small. We put one tab of chlorine in about every 2-4 weeks
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that sounds small enough to just drain it scrub it and refill it once or twice a week like I do with all my baby pools that that I have here . or hook up drainage hose that can be turned on and off so you if it might be too heavy to lift to dump, or is it in ground? I really really don’t think chlorine is good for the ducks at all. I wouldn’t put it in there myself. There is such a thing as barley balls you can google it. They are sold online and it’s just a bunch of barley rolled up in a ball and tied, and you throw them in the pond and it keeps the algae down much better than chlorine. I have no idea what the chlorine would do to their eggs. I think it might bother their eyes and also they drink a lot of the water when they swim in it so they’re drinking a lot of chlorine it might not be good for their digestive system.
 

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