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I am incubating duck eggs and this weekend I am buying a kid pool for them to swim in. I'm not sure how deep of one I should get, and I am *hoping* it could be $25 or under.

So basically, I'm asking the experts! I'm asking you to find me a pool somewhere on the internet, like maybe from target or walmart that is cheap. The reason I am asking you to do it, is because, I really don't know how deep of one I should get or how big.

Also, what kind of water do I use to fill it? Could I use water from the hose? And one more question: How old do the ducklings need to be before they swim in the pool?

Thanks!

Answer 1

I had two pair of Mallards, and I bought them a cheapie wading pool, about a foot deep. They would go berserk when I started filling it up, because they knew it was swim time. I just ran the hose to it and filled it up, making them wait for it. Not sure about the age, but I'd think a week or two. They won't sink.

Answer 2

any wading pool that they can swim in, deep enough to turn upside down with there butts in the air... they will need a ramp to get out and go in... you can graduate to bigger pools and then maybe a pond eventually if you want to make one for them. Pools are fine if you are feeding them formulated duck food, they wont need to forage in the water that much then. They will just want to swim and be in there. They swim the day they hatch... just keep an eye on them.

Hose water is fine

Answer 3

just go to the dollar store (Family dollar, Dollar genarel) and buy one of those hard plastic pools for $5 or $10 dollars. They work great. Be sure to clean it daily, ducks p**p alot in them. Ducks can swim once they are walking good but I would wait until they are a few weeks old because if they get to cool it will kill any baby duck/chick. But Remember... DUCKS CAN DROWN!!! Do not leave them unattended. It would be best to dig a hole in the grown to place the pool in so they can get in and out and not drown. Or a ramp that is not to steep for a duck to wobble up and one on the inside to get back out so they don't drown... GOOD LUCK!!!

I use to work with a lady that bought some baby ducks. She filled her bath tub up with water, put the lil' ducklins in, seen they were happy and headed for the store, when she returned she found that her dukies had drown :-(