How I keep water for my ducks clean

"New pond for ducks" on YouTube https://youtu.be/2juFAHemrqo

"I don't know why they keep throwing rocks in here"... that made my day!! I have ducks too and they are hilarious.

Got to show this to my husband! He has been struggling emptying out the two kids pools we have for our geese for several years now. Now even I could do this!

I use the same kind of pool for my ducks.  I used to drain it on to my vegetable and fruit gardens thinking it was good fertilizer, but it ended up toxifying my soil.  The pH became too alkaline and I had to add sulfur every 3 months for a year until anything would grow in the soil again.  I now use a sump pump and pump it into the sewer.  I still spray it on my gardens, but only 1-2 times per year.  When nearly empty, I lift the kiddie pool up and scrub it out with animal-safe cleanser.  The edges crack after a couple of years.  As a result, I have to buy a new kiddie pool every 2-3 years.

This is so simple and so brilliant! I'm going to do that for my kid's wading pool.

They do so love to put rocks in their water ! or knows why, but my geese also do it... I had drains also....finally I gave up and just get heavy duty kid ponds or those cement mixing containers at Home Depot and dump them.... (I do have more than a dozen as I raise them)... I put plastic around the pools or wood to keep them cleaner...but they do so like to make mud!) Or put their food in it ...they are ducks.... We had a 4" drain in one and they still clogged it and I got tired of reaching my hand down there in it..... If you can find those turtle pool/sandbox for kids they are thicker and last for years.... the blue pools only last a year or 2 at most.If you get them on sale at end of summer you can buy more and double them up , it makes them thicker and less likely to crack at the bends....but they can't take the suns rays as well as the heavier sandbox type.

Great Idea! .... I showed my wife your video and off to town we went total investment less than $40 ... only thing is that we had to spray the bottom of the pool around the fitting with flex seal because there was a small leak ..I bought my daughter two ducks for her birthday ..I didn't know that they would grow so fast!

I raise ducks and have drains on all of my ponds, I use 2" PVC and have a ball valve at end on outside so you never have to go in and it don't clog. And yes this stuff is awesome on your garden in small increments

great info! We were recently given ducks and it was starting to get to my back, cleaning that pool. thank you so much. blessings to you

I like the basket strainer idea - good thinking! We've been pondering how to set up our duck pond for the spring. I think the thing with the duck manure water and fertilization is that it is pretty "hot" - high in nitrogen - we raise chickens and it is hot too so I usually let it compost first with some wood chips or leaves or something like that. Maybe if it drained into a pile of wood mulch or something like that Anyhow, thanks for posting this. It gave me some ideas.

Brilliant idea! I think I have something to put on my hubbys 'to do' list. Thanks for sharing!

That's a really cool idea! Love simple solutions to tasks that we make unnecessarily hard on ourselves.

Your go pro idea is awesome.

Thanks so much for this practical advice.

thank you this pool lasted me over the harsh winter also i need to apply your idea on the drain part .

You're brilliant!  Thank you

Such a nice idea. Thank you for sharing!

Dude I love this fricken Idea!!!! I always play hell cleaning out the small Pools that my ducks use.

Im a new duck owner and im flipin that kiddie pool every other day good idea im goin try it

I love this idea! Thanks for sharing :)