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  1. Daglebagel

    Flooring for run

    We are getting ducklings on Tuesday and I am building them a run as they grow indoors (too cold outside for ducklings right now). I have seen a few posts on here about run flooring choices, but nothing has shown me what would be ideal exactly. I've heard: Non slip Anti Fatigue mats (with...
    • Daglebagel
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    • coop dirt duck floor flooring gravel mud pea gravel run sand
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    • Forum: Ducks
  2. KindVonDerMond

    Muddy Run

    We live in a rather rainy area of the United states, and water tends to stay for a couple days after it rains. We were planning on adding soil to raise the area so water doesn't collect there. Any suggestions on soil type or irrigation systems?
  3. WannaBeHillBilly

    What to do with used bedding?

    Today i had to throw out the straw-bedding from the duck-house and in the middle of my work it hit me: Why not use the used bedding to fight the slippery mud? -> My property is located on a hill-site and covered with red loam. There is bad drainage so during the current wet season the part...
  4. Puckaster

    Molting illness or other?

    Hello. So I've just seen today my leghorn has an extremely muddy rear end. It looks as though she's dust bathed but the mud has form dread looks and is all matting in to the feathers. She looks a right state. This is my first year keeping chicken so Its all new to me. Is this molting or sign or...
  5. AshleyNicole06

    Mud Hole :)

    My ducks pen is a big mud puddle that doesn't dry up and stinks real bad.. Is there something I Can put on the ground to not make it as wet And muddy?
    • AshleyNicole06
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    • cayuga mud mud puddle muddy run pekin rouen
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. Stroumpoulo

    Dead chicken found with soft red spot under her vent.

    Hey guys today i found one of my chickens dead under a small porch laying there like she was asleep. When i picked her up i saw a soft red spot under her vent around 1 inch in diameter.I did not mess around with it in fear that it might do something explosive (better be safe). I dispose of the...
  7. Vegan Mountain Mama

    SO much mud and poop from my ducks! how to manage it?

    I have a natural dirt floor back yard with a small patio (tiled) area, two ducks and two chickens. My ducks are the messy ones obviously and the entire backyard gets coated in mud and poo within a day or two. My ducks also have a small kitty pool that I dump out and refill everyday, so obviously...
  8. Saint_ Marwenne_Chickens

    Two cockerels attacking each other. Covered in blood and mud. Missing feathers.

    These guys grew up together. They have together survived 2 fox attacks. They have been fighting each other for a while. They are half soaked and covered in mud, which makes me think they fell into the dam? They have this mad look in their eyes, and they had blood all over them. They were both...
  9. clucknorris1

    Improving Run Drainage by adding stone, sand and gravel?

    So, we have been free-ranging for the past year or so, but due to a stealth fox using our lawn as its own personal drive-thru this spring, we recently built an enclosed run. However (and yes, I realized we should have started with this, but too late now), I need to add drainage. Our property...
  10. farmerdick

    My chicken coup

    my name is Richard, i have 6 hens in a coup, there is a hen house and a space tp run around. It is all ok except for the mud and flies. My wife wants it paved round outsude of the coup , but this is hard because the chicken is relatively low and water runs into it.
  11. PattersonBYC

    Rain, muck, and flies...Help!i

    First, let me say that we are beginners. We have only had chickens since January. I have 3 Rhode Island Reds, 3 Black Australorps, and 2 Leghorns, Mr. Mowhawk Rooster and Little Miss Daisy. As of now, Miss Daisy is my only layer, but the others should start in a few weeks. I also have 2 polish...
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