# Ceement pond. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 20, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceement-pond/755242 "2016-05-20T17:17:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceement-pond/755242/1 "2016-05-20T17:17:52Z")
[Cute turned up to 11.](http://imgur.com/wNzNr9u) Literally. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceement-pond/755242/2 "2016-05-20T17:43:29Z")
I saw this same exact thing. Not sure how they got there but the mother had a hell of a time getting her babies out of the pool because of the raised edge. To young to fly at the time I guess. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceement-pond/755242/3 "2016-05-20T17:58:51Z")
That’s exactly what I saw. Perhaps we’re neighbours? :eek: Late afternoon yesterday, I saw the mother and half the ducklings get out, and the remaining few were just racing up and down the edge of the pool in a panic, trying to get out. I went down to the pool thinking I’d scoop them out with a pool skimmer but as soon as I put my foot on the deck of the pool the mother came flying out in a fury from nearby low bushes, yelling at me and flapping her wings like mad. Scared the crap out of me. In the end, I put the skimmer on the edge of the pull step, half submerged in the water and they were able to use it as a ramp to get out. First thing this morning, the little buggers were back in the pool and have spent most of the day there, paddling around. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceement-pond/755242/4 "2016-05-20T18:13:02Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > [Cute turned up to 11.](http://imgur.com/wNzNr9u) Literally. The video won’t play for me. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceement-pond/755242/5 "2016-05-20T18:16:42Z")
It’s an image. Working as designed. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceement-pond/755242/6 "2016-05-20T18:19:42Z")
Congratulations. You are now the owner/manager of a Federally protected wetland. ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceement-pond/755242/7 "2016-05-20T22:56:17Z")
You need a ramp. Or a [FrogLog!](http://www.froglog.us/) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceement-pond/755242/8 "2016-05-20T23:21:10Z")
I guess the chlorine doesn’t bother the ducks? She sure had a bunch of hatchlings. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceement-pond/755242/9 "2016-05-20T23:41:19Z")
Be careful. The ducklings do end up in the intake sometimes. They aren’t the brightest/most well educated about swimming pools. Very cute though! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceement-pond/755242/10 "2016-05-21T03:15:57Z")
> [@araminty](#): > > You need a ramp. Or a [FrogLog!](http://www.froglog.us/) All you need is a plank of wood (or something else that floats), with one end resting on the edge. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceement-pond/755242/11 "2016-05-21T07:12:57Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > [Cute turned up to 11.](http://imgur.com/wNzNr9u) Literally. Yes. How are they doing? I had somewhat like that happen to me a couple of years ago, Mama Duck was quite protective, but they all enjoyed the dog-food left outside for Ella. Surprisingly, she (The Cutest Dog In The World) didn’t mind and they got along well. Thanks for the picture. It brought a huge smile to me and made my day. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceement-pond/755242/12 "2016-05-22T21:03:12Z")
I check daily and there are still 11 ducklings and the mother duck. I made a ramp of a spare metal closet organizer shelf I had in the garage. The pool isn’t exclusively mine, it’s part of the townhouse community where I live. So there are limited things I can do to make the accommodations better for them. The pool opens next weekend so I assume the property management office will call the ASPCA to relocate them. ---
**Author:** ![Wednesday\_Evening](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Wednesday\_Evening](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wednesday_Evening)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceement-pond/755242/13 "2016-05-23T00:14:28Z")
Sorry, but as a licensed civil engineer I am required\* to point out that that is not a cement pond, it is a **concrete** pond. Cement is powdery stuff and by itself does not make very good ponds. It is a very cute pic though. Carry on. \*Not really