Make sure your pond has a good way to drain and filter. Ours did not and we had some duck DEATHS. We have gone back to a simpler, smaller, easy to dump pool.
a clawfoot sounds kinda deep, you would need to devise a way for them to climb in and out.
ducks will kill off the grass unless you have a large area for the amount of ducks. very large.
I would too....I have a seasonal waterway I'd like to dam up and slow down on its way down the hill so my ducks have a fun playground and the space gets used to best advantage. Are you on a slope like I am, Higglettypigletty?
Oh, my cats are FAT from mousing! We own three!
Mice can swim? I see so many drowned ones .......I guess they can't swim that LONG.
So much for the moat idea. I need something ducklings can get in and out of, not a moat designed for drowning because of no exit. Perhaps the mice cannot get...
I would take a picture of my pond, but it is a simple hole dug in the ground with a tarp lining it! We have a real liner we plan to turn into a better pond in the spring.
Has anyone heard of using a moat of pond around the coop to keep out mice? We have mice coming through the door flap to...