I used a broiler pan - the top, slotted part lets water down into the pan. It fills up, but that kind of idea - the catchers grew with the ducks and waterers. Quart sized waterers worked with the broiler pan, gallon sized I used a large steel salad bowl and set the waterer on an upside-down butter tub. The three gallon waterer had a large five inch deep rubber bucket under it.
I really like your idea, and think it does need to be a little bigger. Holderread writes about making a box-like frame with wire mesh on one side over something absorbent like grass.
You seem to have thought through a bunch of this - the little ducklings always taught me something and I think each flock is different, anyway. You might want to search the forum about solutions people have used, since soaked bedding seems to be a challenge for many people.
I would not want to wait - although my ducklings arrived four weeks ahead of schedule, and it was a very cold spring, so I had to modify my plans and kept them indoors for three months. It was not that bad - I only had eleven runners.
I really like your idea, and think it does need to be a little bigger. Holderread writes about making a box-like frame with wire mesh on one side over something absorbent like grass.
You seem to have thought through a bunch of this - the little ducklings always taught me something and I think each flock is different, anyway. You might want to search the forum about solutions people have used, since soaked bedding seems to be a challenge for many people.
I would not want to wait - although my ducklings arrived four weeks ahead of schedule, and it was a very cold spring, so I had to modify my plans and kept them indoors for three months. It was not that bad - I only had eleven runners.
