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18ish ducks and drakes share 100sqft coop, two of four walls fully screened. Because of the overheads and the sneaky daylight predators we
have been keeping them inside a lot. They drain the 7 gallon water drinker twice per day. They might even drink some of it. Lately the deep
litter of the coop has become deep black mud. DS and I used our spading fork to turn the litter and redistribute the mucky mud to the dry corners
of the coop. I thought this would help the moisture to either evaporate to the air or drain to lower levels of the soil. What may I add to the "litter"
to absorb the excess moisture but avoid the formation of yucky ducky concrete in the coop? I also have a ring of hog wire to keep the ducks from scuba
diving in the drinker's tray. I put this little ring around the bottle last spring and it seemed to work, but I still have 100sqft of bog to demonstrate its recent efficacy.
have been keeping them inside a lot. They drain the 7 gallon water drinker twice per day. They might even drink some of it. Lately the deep
litter of the coop has become deep black mud. DS and I used our spading fork to turn the litter and redistribute the mucky mud to the dry corners
of the coop. I thought this would help the moisture to either evaporate to the air or drain to lower levels of the soil. What may I add to the "litter"
to absorb the excess moisture but avoid the formation of yucky ducky concrete in the coop? I also have a ring of hog wire to keep the ducks from scuba
diving in the drinker's tray. I put this little ring around the bottle last spring and it seemed to work, but I still have 100sqft of bog to demonstrate its recent efficacy.
