(duckies)
Hello Friends,
I haven’t had raised poultry for a long time, and we have never raised ducks. I know, I know ducks eat a lot, eat a lot and poo a lot. I have research raising ducks and have gleaned enough information to limit the mess. We resourced free palate wood for the floor and the frame. We have leftover galvanized roofing from the bathroom project. We have decided to use OSB (Oriented Strand Board) for the walls, the floor and possibly the roof. This is (a less expensive choice because it is cheaper to buy the 13 dollar OSB board than it is to drive my truck around trying to find free pallets. I enjoy building with crates because it prevents them from going to the dump and it is fun and challenging. I will post our future projects as well. Daniel is planning to build some lawn furniture with some exceptionally nice crates. We found free straw bales on Craigslist not far from our home and picked up nine bales! That will provide straw for the duck run for a while. We are using the deep bedding technique in the duck house as well as the run. Deep bedding allows us to provide a clean and safe area for the ducks as well as creating fantastic mulch.
