They poop constantly. Unless things get out of hand, I let Mother Nature clean with rain. Some people do rake up poop regularly though. I don’t know how you’d get it off pea gravel except with the hose.
We do too. FDT is the brand. We have one in the coop and one in the run. We did it for fun but then later we also installed a Bluetooth controlled pop door opener so having the cameras allows me to be sure the door closes all the way and opens all the way.
How’s this going? Do you still have your ducks? I am a chicken gal with four young ducks now, two Pekin drakes (grrrrr) and a Khaki Campbell pair. I really want to let them out to wander and find bugs but my husband is trying so hard to fill in some bare spots with grass, I really don’t want...
Welcome! Chickens don’t gather nest material but they do scratch around in the bedding. I’d guess it was in with the pine flakes and they uncovered it.