Re: ducks and drinking water

wishkah_lady wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Yeah I am a bundle of questions. Okay, we had a one gallon self
> waterer for our gang. Well they were going through it so fast, so we
> got them a three gallon self waterer.
>
> I know they are messy and love to play in the water. But today they
> completely emptied the whole three gallons and made their own swimming
> pool. They do go swimming every day for a bit in a kiddie pool, so it
> wasn't as if they were needing a swim.
>
> So now for the question.... does anyone know a way to keep them from
> emptying their drinking water? Or is this just something ducks do....
> Does it get any better? lol....
>
> Thanks
> Pauline

Ducks need fresh water to swim in, wash in, drink all the time
They need a pond which preferably has a gentle flow of water in and out to
keep it clean.
This does not need to be large if its free flowing
If you only have a static pond it needs to be cleaned and refilled at least
once a day -- this needs to be considerably bigger than a couple of gallons.
The bigger it is the less often you need to empty it but beware of
containers with steep sides [like old baths]- if they displace too much
water they can have difficulty getting out and drown with exhaustion.
If you fix in a ramp in a bath then you have a great pond substitute. This
should be installed over an area of deep loosefill to act as a soakaway. A
ball*** valve will ensure it is always refilled with fresh water. Pulling
the plug out means you can empty it and clean it easily

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Jill Bowis

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