jynxster- They are Ancona ducks. I am very fond of them. I may branch out to other breeds someday, but am trying to get my whole system down with a trio before I expand.
It's so yucky out there ,do they root around in it to get to the dirt under neath? how thick is it?
The bottom of my run is 1/4" hardware cloth. Most of the yuck rinses through, especially when I rake it around 2 or 3 times while I spray.
When I do the new coop/run set up next spring I think...
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 rake the pea gravel...