On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:26:05 CST, "Davy"
wrote:

I have a recent 6m x 5m pond that in its first Spring last year was
completely wrecked by a pair of mallard. We had to mount constant vigils to
chase them off.
So this year it will be temporary green nylon garden netting in the spring.
Can anybody advise me on using netting for this purpose? For instance do I
need to almost 'hermetically' seal the pond or would the ducks be deterred
by netting fixed about a metre over the pond (just enough to clear the
plants) with the sides left open? Or would it be sufficient to net around
the perimeter?

I would be grateful for any advice from anybody with experience.

Davy

We had ducks come to the Demon Pond, we tried netting just above the pond,
they landed and waddled in, so we had to cover to ground. We only had to do
this till the canals started flowing, then we took the net off and all was
fine.

Ducks can royally mess with a small pond, too much fertilizer for any
filter, pull up plants and bring in lots of nasty algae, bacteria and
parasites. ~ jan
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