Where to find good duck pools?

[Evadig]

I use a gravel vacuum (that you clean a fish aquarium with) from Walmart to drain the water.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

My favorite pools are horse feed dishes from my local feed store (Stockdale's). I also have a pond liner from Home Depot which holds 75 gallons and allows them to really swim. The funny thing is, they prefer the small food dishes. I think that we would like the bigger one so we think they will too. But, they only use the large one (in the back) occasionally. The smallest one holds 5 gallons, the larger 10 gallons. So, they are really easy to change daily.

Note, I am aware of the issues of the duck in the front. She is almost 8 years old.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Could you tell me about your filter system? Like what you bought so I can figure out if its in my budget to do the same? I'm assuming its in the white bucket next to the pool?

I got 3/4 inch uni seals for upper part to spill back in and bottom to be able to drain it ( don’t have to do that step ) can carry and dump it too
I used 5 gallon bucket and got filter media off Amazon Just cut it to
fit inside
3/4 inch pvc pipe and 1/2 inch that attaches to the pump then into the bucket
I pay more in Canada then USA charges
I also used the rain barrel bulkhead for a drain for the kid pool
I use a hose as long as you want
Mine waters my tree when I drain it
Here are pics of the things I use.
I use to clean my kid pools daily till I set up the filter system
Now I can drain the Bucket and spray the media every few days and I use less water
Sometimes the pump will get feathers caught but I just spray it out
Yoy can also put something around it to prevent that
I started to use a cheap dollar store net to get feathers out daily to avoid the issue

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

My favorite pools are horse feed dishes from my local feed store (Stockdale's). I also have a pond liner from Home Depot which holds 75 gallons and allows them to really swim. The funny thing is, they prefer the small food dishes. I think that we would like the bigger one so we think they will too. But, they only use the large one (in the back) occasionally. The smallest one holds 5 gallons, the larger 10 gallons. So, they are really easy to change daily.
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Note, I am aware of the issues of the duck in the front. She is almost 8 years old.

Beautiful crew you have
I didn’t notice any issues

 

[cheezenkwackers]

Beautiful crew you have
I didn’t notice any issues

Thanks! Kwackers just hangs low. I have never been sure if she is just overweight or if she has water belly. But, she gets around fine and is the boss of the group. She also is half blind from scar tissue on her neck after mean drakes injured her (they were re-homed).

 

[Hudsonsgirl]

Thank you for the detail! This is so helpful! I was thinking... I have an extra above ground pool filter pump. What do you think about me using that? I believe its the 539gpm. And with a small kiddie pool, in theory I think it should be great. Thoughts?

I got 3/4 inch uni seals for upper part to spill back in and bottom to be able to drain it ( don’t have to do that step ) can carry and dump it too
I used 5 gallon bucket and got filter media off Amazon Just cut it to
fit inside
3/4 inch pvc pipe and 1/2 inch that attaches to the pump then into the bucket
I pay more in Canada then USA charges
I also used the rain barrel bulkhead for a drain for the kid pool
I use a hose as long as you want
Mine waters my tree when I drain it
Here are pics of the things I use.
I use to clean my kid pools daily till I set up the filter system
Now I can drain the Bucket and spray the media every few days and I use less water
Sometimes the pump will get feathers caught but I just spray it out
Yoy can also put something around it to prevent that
I started to use a cheap dollar store net to get feathers out daily to avoid the ist

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Thank you for the detail! This is so helpful! I was thinking... I have an extra above ground pool filter pump. What do you think about me using that? I believe its the 539gpm. And with a small kiddie pool, in theory I think it should be great. Thoughts?

That should work

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

That should work

I can take a video tomorrow of how I have it set up
I’ll also show the kid pool after 5 days of use
Hardly looks used and I know they have been in it