DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

[LaurelC]

Very well thought out. and executed.

I am very interested in getting some runner ducks myself.... I had Moscovys by accident when I was a Tweenager... Someone gave me five ducklings brought them home and said Ma Look what I got.... That was 40ish years ago....

I remember having them grow up and my moms complaints about the POO. on the patio and water skiing in it.

Any hoo Have you seen Metzer farms duck pens? They have plastic grates that sits over water that is constantly flushed and filtered. Something like that could be covered with pea gravel for esthetics Or may be a little larger gravel if Pea clogs the grates. Then the water under the grates could be pumped to the orchards. They have video of their pens on their site.

I know Its probably something way too expensive and impractical for home keeping .

I have seen something similar to that. Not going to work for our semi-budget setup, and I'll be glad to help enrich the soil under the duck pen and bring in some worms. Plus all the bedding will make such great mulch for the veggie beds over the winter (I'm also at the point where I feel OK leaving one bed unplanted each year to use as a quasi compost bin.

 

[kimmerjo]

I didn't invent this just thought I would share it.


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[Bens-Hens]

That's pretty cool, his second version got much better results using the same principals, just bigger.

 

[mlowen]

I had a leftover 2'x4' piece of plywood & other lumber so I built a "table" to put their water above the litter and give them the couple of square feet it took up back as floor space. I want to build another on the other side of the run for their fermented feed troughs, too. The "seat" of the "picnic table" gives the heavier girls a mid-way assist.

 

[Scott H]

Nice! Your water will stay way cleaner now too!

 

[KDK1]

I had a leftover 2'x4' piece of plywood & other lumber so I built a "table" to put their water above the litter and give them the couple of square feet it took up back as floor space. I want to build another on the other side of the run for their fermented feed troughs, too. The "seat" of the "picnic table" gives the heavier girls a mid-way assist.

I also elevated my waterer and feeder to keep them clean. No shavings or poop now.
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Grey scale due to infrared photo.

 

[mlowen]

I also elevated my waterer and feeder to keep them clean. No shavings or poop now.
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I really like that! I may try one of those for my hanging feed bucket. Such creative minds on this thread.

 

[HippiAiti]

This is something I invented a while back for my brooder box. I took these pics while I was cleaning, so they're still a bit dirty. Its scrap 2x4 cut to fit in the corner of the box with a plastic hummus lid screwed to the top. Keeps the chick waterer up a little higher and the lid holds it in place.

 

[BriskRooster]

lol

 

[DMRippy]

This is something I invented a while back for my brooder box. I took these pics while I was cleaning, so they're still a bit dirty. Its scrap 2x4 cut to fit in the corner of the box with a plastic hummus lid screwed to the top. Keeps the chick waterer up a little higher and the lid holds it in place.

I use bricks or 4x4 scraps. I have used them to hold the feeders up too helps keep the litter out of the feeders too. The higher the better. I hate cleaning the waterers they are so nasty.