Thank you! Was really easy until we got to the hardware cloth.
Unless you are using it somewhere that predators or pets would be an issue, just use something cheaper and less offensive to the hands. I like the plastic green stuff.
Oh dear.. Ducklings are messy little things, and stink like farts.
What I did in their brooder was this...
This is the brooder (chicks in it in the picture)
With this kennel bottom in it and their water in the kennel bottom. This helped keep the shavings dry, and they still got...