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  1. Miss Lydia

    How to keep ducks and their pen mud free during winter.

    Once cold weather sets in for good and temps get into low 30's I take up all pools. On days when it get into 40's off an on trough winter I offer one of those cement mixing tubs for splash time then I dump it's so much easier than a pool in winter trying to keep the ice broke up. Keeps the mud...
  2. Miss Lydia

    How to keep ducks and their pen mud free during winter.

    They do love mud.
  3. Miss Lydia

    How to keep ducks and their pen mud free during winter.

    m.kitchengirl : I have not had any problems with wetness since I added pea gravel in the run part of my duck enclosure & sand in the house area. It has done wonders. I find it pretty easy to just rake off the straw layer and haven't had too much pea gravel work its way into the compost. I...
  4. Miss Lydia

    How to keep ducks and their pen mud free during winter.

    Quote: This would work if inside a penned area but I'm talking a pretty large outdoor area , it wouldn't work for me. Thanks for the input though.
  5. Miss Lydia

    How to keep ducks and their pen mud free during winter.

    Quote: Right now I throw the used pine shaving out and around and it's kinda like the straw after a while it gets bogged down and spongy so I am thinking the pea gravel will help to keep the nasties under it and i can just rinse off at night as long as the hose stay thawed. Now should I put...
  6. Miss Lydia

    How to keep ducks and their pen mud free during winter.

    Thanks then I am off to Lowes this Thursday to get started on this project.
  7. Miss Lydia

    How to keep ducks and their pen mud free during winter.

    Quote: I use a stock tank for their pool and I just laid down shade cloth and plan to put pea gravel around on it to help with the mud.
  8. Miss Lydia

    How to keep ducks and their pen mud free during winter.

    Quote: Right now I throw the used pine shaving out and around and it's kinda like the straw after a while it gets bogged down and spongy so I am thinking the pea gravel will help to keep the nasties under it and i can just rinse off at night as long as the hose stay thawed. Now should I put...
  9. Miss Lydia

    How to keep ducks and their pen mud free during winter.

    I am seriously thinking of getting some pea gravel to put down where they all hang out the most. It is a mud pit and gross, so any comments on using pea gravel does it work or am i waisting my money?
  10. Miss Lydia

    How to keep ducks and their pen mud free during winter.

    Quote: X2 it's defiantly seemed to help with the mud and after awhile you can make bricks sorry i couldn't resist.
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