Duck Pond Ideas

[TheAmundsons]

I've been posting a lot on here the past week or so, but I seem to be coming up with so many new questions/problems lately! We have 2 ducks that are 19 weeks old now, and currently have a kiddie pool that they use for their pond. I really want to get something deeper, so they can actually swim around in it. What are some ideas that you guys have? We are hoping to stay on the cheaper side, but I'm not really sure what we could do! We would want something easy to empty/clean, since it gets really gross, really quickly. Any suggestions are helpful! Thanks in advance

 

[tacothechicken]

Theres pond liners that you can put down post digging a pond of whatever shape or small pre made plastic pond you can do also there's also pond kits which include filtration systems cleaning supplies etc.

 

[llombardo]

I got a pool that empties from the outside and they swim away. Change it every 2-3 days. Today I had to take a brush to get algae off but that was not bad.

 

[CrystaBub]

If you can get a filter fountain with a UV clarifier it will keep the water cleaner longer. They aren’t terribly priced. Or you can just dump the water every few days. Whatever works for you! Just share pics with the ducks enjoying the new set up when you’re done please Good luck!

 

[Runner duck mom]

https://www.amazon.com/Intex-Mini-F...intex+pool&dpPl=1&dpID=31c5VWctLqL&ref=plSrch
We have had an intex pool for the past year that has held up really well even freezing last winter and was pretty cheap. Our ducks love it (we have 4) and it's deep enough for them to dive under the water.
It has a drain plug in the bottom corner but you have to reach into the pool to open the drain. It takes a while to drain and we clean and refil every 2-3 days. Also it's light blue so needs to be scrubbed out every week to keep it looking clean.
Currently looking into building them a pond with a filter so we don't have to waste so much water but this is working for now.

 

[Bryant Redhawk]

This is something I have been researching with duck owners I know. some use "kiddie" pools but the ones that have a dozen or more ducks actually built ponds with liners, filters and a waterfall to aerate the pond water. These larger ones have plants in and around them and are never cleaned since they have developed their own ecosystem, there are some fish (one has koi and the others have bream (perch)). Since I won't be getting ducks until I can get out of the hog breeding business, I plan on using the current wallow area to create a largish duck pond with reeds or rushes around part of the perimeter and some water lilies in buckets, these will help establish a nice ecosystem where we can raise some fish for food as well as provide for the ducks. (at least that is my hope)

 

[CrystaBub]

That's what I have. for my set up I have a stock tank in their run with a UV filter fountain. then I have a larger pond with a liner, waterfall, skimmer and I have a UV filter in that too. I change the stock tank once a week and the pond never gets changed (or not yet anyway). I have mosquito fish and minnows in the pond to eat bugs and algae (I don't feed them). I've found it's really hard to keep plants in the pond b/c the ducks eat everything I put in. So far I've been able to keep Lizard's Tail - they don't eat that - which was recommended by another BYC member.

 

[MrsHudson221B]

We buried a deep plastic oval stock tank and use a pump to empty it out onto trees and garden once a week. It’s deep enough for my African geese to float and mate in, and pumping isn’t too bad. The tank wasn’t that expensive and has held up better than the baby pools we were rotating.

It is a shockingly ugly shade of orange though...

 

[CrystaBub]

It is a shockingly ugly shade of orange though...

I like orange

 

[TheAmundsons]

I wish we could have a nice fancy pond for them! Unfortunately, that's not plausible right now for us. I like the idea of burying a stock tank! Do you just use like a bilge pump for a boat? Or what kind of pump? How long does it usually take? What do you do to clean it?