I have a 5 year old pond with numerous fish and 7 ducks. The fish population consists of bluegill, catfish, and bass. Do the ducks offer a benefit to the fish? I am concerned about their waste and the competition for floating food.
In a 0.5 acre pond, it would seem like 7 ducks would be pushing the limits, but that is just a "gut feeling." I've regularly had 3 ducks on my 0.5 acre pond. The ducks are real good at keeping the weeds down around the edges.
We really enjoy white pekins, as they have great personalities, and they are quite comical to watch. Last year somebody gave us five that were some kind of a mallard mix. They were pretty, but very skittish, and they flew off one by one.
As for competition for the floating food -- I always bring a can of feed corn to the pond when we feed the fish and we've also got ducks. I scatter the corn in the grass and it takes the ducks longer to find the last kernals of corn than it takes the fish to eat all the pellets.
