Converting a Dog Crate

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indianaducks said:
I have a garage full of crates because I have performance/sport dogs and the crates that are used outside even just at weekend events are always more "used" looking than the ones that stay inside. I would think it would be fine for a while, but not sure how long?
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Hmmm okay. I’ll have so see! I’m not sure if there’s a good way to weather proof them. May just go ahead and find a different coop solution. Thanks for the heads up!
 
TheBurrowHomestead said:
Oh, amazing! Thank you for the info! Do you have bedding in the crate, or just the wire flooring? How can I protect their sensitive little feet??
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My dog crates have a plastic tray in the bottom. I use bedding -- pine shavings. I use deep layer method in the coop and a modification in the dog crates -- the deep layer in the coop is 6'-8" deep and I can only keep a 2"-3" layer of bedding in each crate. So many days, I leave the bedding to dry during the day when the ducks are out in the back garden and then scoop out any particularly poopy messes and put another layer of pine shavings on top of the wet bedding. I am then raking out the bedding in the crates every 7-10 days.

My coop has hardware cloth bottom and I use a layer of leaves on top of the hardware cloth and then pine shavings, so that the little feet were not harmed when we hade cold weather [I am in E Florida so "cold weather" is relative, I gave the ducks pine straw bales to prevent draughts and pulled out pine straw [long pine needles] for the ducks to snuggle up in. The pine straw got added to the deep layer bedding, too and added more protection from the now deeply buried hardware cloth.
 
ruthhope said:
My dog crates have a plastic tray in the bottom. I use bedding -- pine shavings. I use deep layer method in the coop and a modification in the dog crates -- the deep layer in the coop is 6'-8" deep and I can only keep a 2"-3" layer of bedding in each crate. So many days, I leave the bedding to dry during the day when the ducks are out in the back garden and then scoop out any particularly poopy messes and put another layer of pine shavings on top of the wet bedding. I am then raking out the bedding in the crates every 7-10 days.

My coop has hardware cloth bottom and I use a layer of leaves on top of the hardware cloth and then pine shavings, so that the little feet were not harmed when we hade cold weather [I am in E Florida so "cold weather" is relative, I gave the ducks pine straw bales to prevent draughts and pulled out pine straw [long pine needles] for the ducks to snuggle up in. The pine straw got added to the deep layer bedding, too and added more protection from the now deeply buried hardware cloth.
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Amazing! Thank you so much for the tips. I will have to look into the deep litter method in the future. It doesn’t work great in our current setup, but it sounds so much more effective than the constant cleanup I do!
 
TheBurrowHomestead said:
Amazing! Thank you so much for the tips. I will have to look into the deep litter method in the future. It doesn’t work great in our current setup, but it sounds so much more effective than the constant cleanup I do!
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Deep layering is very effective as a bedding and flooring. It is definitely less work on a day to day basis that constant clean up. It has a big advantage in the winter -- it is composting underneath and the heat generated helps keep the ducks warm.

The quality of the compost when it is dug out is really good -- mine only needs further composting for 1 -2 months and is then good to get dug into my veggie plot.
 
TheBurrowHomestead said:
Good call! That’s brilliant! Thank you!!!
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TheBurrowHomestead said:
Good call! That’s brilliant! Thank you!!!
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No problem lol I just had to do it to my brooder and now its brand new.
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Also if you spray and anti rust before you spray over the rust thg it helps alot. (You learn M little secrets when you love on a farm you got to be cheap and inavative for the expensive equipment) works well on on anything metal
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