Ducks can create a lake if mud from a teaspoon of water! They are insanely messy! There are ways to stay ahead of the mess. Put their water in something heavy or weighted, that is too tall for them to hop inside of, but still allows them to dip their heads.
When they are grown, for winter, I put their drinking water in a heated horse bucket, in the barn, on a pallet to keep it up out of the wet.
Of course, they love to swim, but we have hawks, eagles, owls, so they can't be allowed to use our pond in warm seasons. Instead, I hooked up a pump/filter to a child's pool in a corner of the garden, and run it daily. The filter needs constant cleaning. The used water goes into the garden. It's a bit of work, but we feel that it's a good trade!
Ducks can create a lake if mud from a teaspoon of water! They are insanely messy! There are ways to stay ahead of the mess. Put their water in something heavy or weighted, that is too tall for them to hop inside of, but still allows them to dip their heads.
When they are grown, for winter, I put their drinking water in a heated horse bucket, in the barn, on a pallet to keep it up out of the wet.
Of course, they love to swim, but we have hawks, eagles, owls, so they can't be allowed to use our pond in warm seasons. Instead, I hooked up a pump/filter to a child's pool in a corner of the garden, and run it daily. The filter needs constant cleaning. The used water goes into the garden. It's a bit of work, but we feel that it's a good trade!