[Caralou]

Does anybody know how a potential hosepipe ban will effect those of us who by necessity have to fill ponds etc for ducks  

I fill twice a day in hot weather and use the mucky water for my plants so nothing goes to waste. With the number of ducks I have refilling two plastic ponds twice a day when it is warm is necessary and in the event of a hosepipe ban I am very worried how it would effect this. The restrictions usually effect filling plastic paddling pools - which is what I use as ponds, but surely they can't have in mind when they are used for animals who require water?

I've tried googling and can't seem to find an answer and may even email the water company in the event of a ban for clarification, but thought I would first ask those on here who have kept ducks during previous bans about what they did/could do  

[Wild Pony]

Hi, they could construe that a pond is not vital to the health of the ducks, whereas using a hose to get water to livestock for drinking  is generally ok. If you are not overlooked by precocious neighbours keep going. Also find a way of diverting your grey water to butts from the bath or kitchen. But if you can't find anything on the info stakes its just rumour. Hosepipe bans are pretty well advertised ahead of time.

[joyfull]

if anybody does complain then you will have to resort to filling a bucket several times over Cara (works out the same amount of water just takes longer  ) 

[Caralou]

One neighbour is batty and the other wouldn't mind at all, especially if I use the mucky water for his plants as well!!! It is silly as I would just do as you say Joy and fill buckets and watering cans to fill the pools so it wouldn't save water, just make it take far longer to do it  The ducks drink through the normal drinkers so quickly that it would be a dozen trips a day just for them if they didn't have the pools to drink from too.

[ehs284]

Please don't put kitchen waste water into a pond.

[Caralou]

I wasn't going to  :blink:

[Wild Pony]

Sorry, I forgot to say the grey water is for watering, goodness not for the ducks. Apologies.....oops!!!