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WeirsGuard · 05-25-2007, 09:52 AM

Joann,

Maybe a little late with duck advice but here goes. We had the same problem with a pair of ducks during late spring / early summer last year. Short of killing or catching and removing them not much seemed to work. Seems momma duck was nesting and dad was hanging around guarding his family. A short time later a dozen chicks were delivered. They learned to swim in our pool. After a few weeks, when the chicks were old enough, momma packed up her kids and walked away to find a more "natural" environmant. Unless there is a ready food supply and good shelter, the ducks will probably move away on their own. As the summer approaches and you begin using the pool more often, all the activity will be non-conducive to them hanging around. I found a good strong spray from the garden hose cleaned up our cement pool surround without much trouble. The poop in the pool was handled by the chemicals and filter. The Fish and Game folks said the pool chemicals will also easliy take care of any potential "Duck Itch", especially the low volume produced by a couple of ducks. Bottom line: they were a pain in *** for a few weeks, but live and let live seemed to work.

05-25-2007, 09:52 AM	#65
WeirsGuard Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Duck Problem Joann, Maybe a little late with duck advice but here goes. We had the same problem with a pair of ducks during late spring / early summer last year. Short of killing or catching and removing them not much seemed to work. Seems momma duck was nesting and dad was hanging around guarding his family. A short time later a dozen chicks were delivered. They learned to swim in our pool. After a few weeks, when the chicks were old enough, momma packed up her kids and walked away to find a more "natural" environmant. Unless there is a ready food supply and good shelter, the ducks will probably move away on their own. As the summer approaches and you begin using the pool more often, all the activity will be non-conducive to them hanging around. I found a good strong spray from the garden hose cleaned up our cement pool surround without much trouble. The poop in the pool was handled by the chemicals and filter. The Fish and Game folks said the pool chemicals will also easliy take care of any potential "Duck Itch", especially the low volume produced by a couple of ducks. Bottom line: they were a pain in *** for a few weeks, but live and let live seemed to work.