Astro turf?

[DuckGrrrl77]

One more thing... we have added on to the enclosure above in order to separate the males and females, I will post pics when we're done!

 

[pamelajean]

I got some pea gravel to put around the ducks water dish inside thier run. So, now am wondering if this was not a good idea? I haven't put it out yet. Maybe I should change my plan to sand?

 

[DuckGrrrl77]

I am no expert, but I would not risk it! I got coarser sand called river sand here - it is a natural sand they get from riverbeds is what I was told. I will take a pic of some in my hand so you can see here in a little bit!

 

[littlecollier]

Wow! I am so glad I asked!! Back to the drawing board on our pond. Thank you all so much for your cautionary tales, this has been so eye opening!

 

[cmillerrun89]

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I put the river rock down thinking it would help reduce the transfer of sand into their pond and coop, but I didn't want to put it all over because I had read about rocks causing bumblefoot. I thought it looked nice and gave them the choice of a variety of surfaces to walk on. Paid a lot of money for that rock, and hand-shoveled it in (and back out) of there!

Totally inspired by these photos! That looks great even without the rocks!

I was planning on laying fresh sod down for my run, but after seeing all these posts about it turning to mud and muck, I'm trying to get other ideas.

 

[DuckGrrrl77]

Thank you! I got side-tracked and forgot to take a pic of the sand in my hand... I will try to remember to do it tomorrow!

 

[DuckGrrrl77]

 

[DuckGrrrl77]

This is the river sand I was talking about. Just got more for my boy's coop! ;-)