Lesley Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 No, that would be No.1 son - not Matthew He'd be muttering for days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 hehe really wasn't that hard (says she who just watched!) - only took him a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 a DAY ??!! the man's a GENIUS !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I think there is an opportunity here for a little business enterprise.... I'd LOVE one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 it is hisjob! He does landscape construction for a living so I'd be worried if he couldn't do it!! LOL it should also be mentioned that it was a very expensive project!! It cost somewhere in the region of £1200 without labour. That does include the filtration etc. Apparently the filter needs cleaning once a week cuz ducks be duuurty. I was not aware of the filrter cleaning! LMAO I'm sure he would travel all over the country to built lovely rills everywhere, it'd get a bit pricey for the customer!! Any landscaper who does ponds whould be able to build one though.....anyone who is any good that is!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 LOL "Ooops, word censored!"ody rushing forward then?!!? It is very expensive.....worth it though cuz it's beeeeoooooootiful! We sit on the edge in the summer, itbe lovely. now then... I'm trying to put more pics in here but it doesn't let me often y'know?! hang on *tries* GRRRR I can never put pics in.....lesson please?! ok, I'llmake a gallery RARRRRRRRR it's being upgraded!!! hmph well, you'll just have to wait I guess. I can't upload them to my usual duck page cuz I've not got my password for the webpage on this puter.[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I would love a ril but OH would insist on building it himself I upload my photos onto Photo Bucket dot com and then copy the IMG address onto a post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 oh! Great idea...lets do that...... ok...maybe this will work.... http://s151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/mattesdon/ yay, I think it worked! the only thing I would say about the rillis get the biggest filter you can afford!!! our has a filterinthe bottom but it's got a skimmer thing at the other end too. Edit, here you are, images as well Claret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Caroline, To get pictures from photobucket into the thread.... Where it says IMG under the photo in photobucket copy that code and paste that into the thread and the pic should come up. I have only just learnt how to do it myself (Clever Phil told me how) and i want to post pics all the time now! (i'm trying to restrain myself) I'd love a rill for when we get our ducks but theres no way i could afford one or OH or I could make one. They'll have to make do with a pond from the Domestic fowl trust! I'm really excited about getting them now... Ages to wait though....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I think I might see if we can convert our DFT duckpond into a rill - I just need to sort out about filters etc. The pump i can cope with but I don't know anything about filters Do you think that would work? At least it would filter out some of all the poop they make in a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 That's a great idea Lesley, they'd probably appreciate the running water, and it would look so pretty too. Now, who's going to build it? No.1 son????? I can just imagine what he says when you propose it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 ooh! thanks for the pics in the thred Claret! and thanksfor the tips on how to do it Gooner! I'll be all over it next time!! Lesley - I'll ask OH about filters and see what I can find out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Lovely pics Caroline Gorgeous garden You have a lawn and veg patch with chickens and ducks What is your secret? I thought ducks made a real mess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 I agree paola ! Not only an immaculate garden...AND she has GRASS !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I bet the photos were taken the minute the rill was finished............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I bet the photos were taken the minute the rill was finished............. Good point What does it look like now Caroline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 I am SO bad at replying to these! sorry!! the rill is still the same - looks great. the ducks still swim in it but they're MUCH more confident and spend their time on the grass (or lack thereof) and mooching for food. the duck just eats ALL DAY and the drake follows her around chasing anything that comes near her! the lawn isstill green in the middle but the wet winter certainly took its toll... it was like a swamp at one point!! the ducks dig! I never realised that!!! there are little round boreholes all over the place! makes me laugh. We've now got clingfilm type stuff around the vegetable patch as teh duck realised the other day that she could reach all teh seedling vegetables and proceeded to munch everything she could reach. other than that, things are going really well. Need to incubate some eggs which we're going to do in mid May once we're back from our hols. We need more females as the drake is trying to make babies with the poor chickens!!!! They are less than impressed but that's another post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 we need some more ducks as well for that reason - but we don't need any more duck eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 GOD no!!!! No moreeggs of any type please!! and that's from one duck and two chooks! Lord knows what your house must be like!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
