Maintaining a Kiddie Pool Duck Pond - BackYard Chickens
2007年7月10日 · I siphon mine out with a short hose. I put the hose in the pool until its full of water and the air is out. Then put my thumb over one end and place it on the ground outside of the pool and let it drain that way. It takes a little longer, but saves the back. I drain mine over night. Wash and refill it in the morning.
Winter Advice For Duck Pond - Please Help - BackYard Chickens
2009年5月28日 · I have a 270 gal pond and we get temps down to -20 degres. NO ice at all. ,. the ducks spent alot of time in the water, they also have acess to a heated hut but showed no interst.. I enclose my pen with plexiglss and plastic and the pond is protected . and this does have a guard so the ducks cant touch the heating element and sits on the bottom
What type of pump for duck pond? - BackYard Chickens
2014年7月18日 · Pump Info: 1. Pump = Sequence Primer (6400 gph) external pump: this pump has rather large 2" and 2.5" inlet outlet diameters which I would think would be good for pumping duck muck. 2. Inlet hose will be inside a filter cage to protect from large debris (feathers, etc) 3.
What To Use For A Duck Pond And How To Keep It Clean??????
2012年7月21日 · The goose in the last picture is standing in the shallow part. The overflow was put at the edge of the pond shown at the top of the second picture. It is a shallow trench lined with pond liner with a large flat rock that the water flows out under and down the lined trench. I got the pond liner used but in excellent condition on craigslist.
Small Duck Pond with Biofilters - Please help with design specs
2015年6月29日 · I'd like to install a duck pond for 5-6 ducks. Here's my criteria: 1. Low maintenance/low cost 2. Circulating 3. Seasonal (will close down in winter) 4. Filtered (biofilter + skippy filter) 5. External pump What I'd like to do is basically make a 8' x 6' x 3' floorless box which I'll place a pre-molded pond liner into.
Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort
2016年7月1日 · The entire current setup our ducks have is temporary, it will be improved greatly once some funds are available to do so. (New raised duck house with deck and feeding area is already designed, working on how to roof the entire 48'x48' area and pond design is in the works).
Duck Pond Pump questions - BackYard Chickens
2007年4月27日 · At first I was thinking I would build it 8' x 4' (18" deep) and would just empty/clean/reill once a week (360 gallons water) but now I'm thinking of maybe building a 7' x 7' (551 gallons water & 73.5 sq ft) instead. This would give each duck about 10.5 sq ft (which is what I've read is the optimum space per duck).
duck pond filtration | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
2015年2月9日 · Put a inlet and out let with lava rock or filter beads and you got a great filter. Put the inlet in the top and let the water slowly go through the rocks for best filtration. There's a million ways to do this but it is cost effective and u can be very creative. Feb 10, 2015. Thread starter.
Duck Pond Plant Suggestions - BackYard Chickens
2018年2月28日 · I can't imagine any pond plants that would fit in a urban yard sized pond that would hold up to ducks. If you have a pond large enough to dedicate a duck free section (or separate, but connected, pond/filter area) you could put in any number of lovely plants (water lilies, lotus, parrot feather, water hyacinth, cat tails, etc.).
Duck pond is green | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
2008年7月18日 · So our duck pond is small. Just a 9 x 12 foot. We bought a decent pump, but water is still green. I know the 3 muscoveeys we have poop in the water, but I was really hoping the pump could clear it out. Will go read pump box in a minute and tell ya'll what it is exactually. Is there anything I...