Can't find hard plastic kiddie pools anywhere!

[ranchhand]

I went to the local dollar store, asked, and was told they didn't have any more. Thanked them, and on the way out the door? They had 4 stuck in the corner behind the shopping carts.

ETA, the problem with the snapset is the thin plastic bottom won't hold up to duck claws.

 

[L0rraine]

If all else fails, it's amazing how much fun they can have in a deep cat litter tray, until you find a pool. Our local feed store has gotten so they carry the plastic pools most all year long -- must be getting to be a whole lot of us crazy duck people.

 

[exoticduckluvr]

get some of the big concrete mixing pans at Lowes. They are 3' x 2' and about 6" deep. I use them for the hens and babies in my Aviary when keeping them seperated from the open Aviary. They all love them

 

[Kiery1105]

I tried looking a few months ago and couldnt find any either. I'm eventually going to put in a concrete pond, but I wanted something temp until then as I'm getting ducklings in the spring. Thank you everyone for your helpful comments! I'll look into the concrete mixing pans.

 

[magoochie]

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Have you checked online? Not sure how they would ship them, but never hurts. Maybe Amazon.com?

Otherwise you might have to wait until spring/summer for them to be in season.

Good Luck.

 

[magoochie]

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Also, maybe check craigslist. If you cant find a pool, how about a pond liner? I see those on craigslist frequently.

 

[sandcat]

what about a shop that sells storage containers, we have a shop called "the plastic box" and they sell just about everything you can think of made of plastic, or even dig a hole and put a layer of plastic sheeting down until you get a pool.sorry im not much help!!

 

[BirdBrain]

Using a pond liner you could build a pool out of just about anything. You could put blocks or logs around in a circle and drape the pool liner over those. That would give the ducks about 6 inches of water or you could use hay bales for a deeper pond.

 

[TLWR]

Since I think it will be a long time before we dig a real pond, I'm thinking about upgrading their plastic pool to this - just for aesthetics for me. Obviously the ducks don't care what they play in lol

You can make it as short/tall, wide, or long as you want.

 

[fisharescary]

Ooo, that looks nice, TLWR.