I'm curious if anyone has any
experience on how well natural swimming pools (a la David Pagan Butler's technique or others) fare with a small number of ducks?
We have a two pet ducks and while we have a store-bought formed
pond for them in the ground (with UV biofilter), we'd ideally love to have a more natural system, as well as having a natural look - especially if it's able to be filtered
enough that it's okay for human use! Our ducks have free-range in our
yard from approx. dawn-dusk and during that time they can visit our
pond whenever they'd like. One of them practically lives in it during the daytime hours.
Our pond has fish as well as several adult frogs. But, with our ducks in there frequently, the electric filtration system's pads definitely clog easily as it works overtime being the only device/method for filtering and none of the solid organic matter or soft organic matter has anywhere else to go. Their solid organic matter is a mixture of store-bought poultry crumble, insects/bugs and free-range vegetation.
Do the natural pools work well with ducks? How well do they filter out organic matter?
Would a natural pool still be able to maintain cleanliness for humans with ducks present?
Would any modifications need to be put in place specifically for waterfowl or do the basic systems/techniques work for this application?
I'm completely new to researching natural pool techniques and systems.
Thank you!