It seems the liquid would run right through it and you would only need to rake it occasionally. I started with just dirt, but died poop looked like the ground was clean, but it was slowly building up and maggots were living right below the surface. I ended up using straw, and put composting...
I only house them there at night, so it is really not that bad, to go through the hassles of moving. I'm just making it as nice as possible to an inspector.
I was informed by mail.
I have a pen where I lock up the ducks at night, but I free range them in the yard most of the day. The pen is next to my house, as far away as possible from the property line and the other neighbors. I assume that someone is annoyed by the occasional quacking of my one...
I have 15 ducks and I've received one noise complaint and two manure complaints, from some anonymous neigbor. I assume some inspector from the county will pay me a visit for the manure complaint.
Speaking with the clerk at OK Feed and Supply, he said that composting any duck waste or hosing it...