pea gravel for ducks?

[DUCKGIRL89]

can i put pea gravel or something down where my ducks hang out? its a muddy mess and really groos. would the ducks eat the gravel? what to do... what to do. lol.

 

[jbourget]

no they wont eat gravel

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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ok, so i can put some in and they will be ok?

 

[binza1979]

Half of my duck run is gravel and half was grass...come spring the whole run will probably be covered in gravel.

 

[jbourget]

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ok, so i can put some in and they will be ok?

yep!

 

[TLWR]

The dog yard was pea stone. It became the duck yard to give them a space where they dogs aren't allowed. They do perfectly fine on it. The stone is too big to eat.

 

[ChickInDelight]

My ducks have run of the entire world - and they often choose to lay on the rough kind of gravel. I do have their ponds on the gravel drive, but there is dirt and grass right next to it. Still, mine often walk and nap on the gravel. It must not hurt their feet. Pea gravel is much easier on the feet.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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ok, thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!

 

[Hunter0704]

When gravel is laid on top of dirt, and if the area gets wet, the gravel will eventually sink into the mud. Unless, you put lots of it down and pretty thick. I have pea gravel in my run about 4-5 inches thick, but it is over hardware cloth and landscaping cloth...which is great for cleaning the run...I just set the hoze nozzle on Sprinkle and hose down all the poop which washes away under the rock and out of the coop. Some people suggest using sand, but when sand gets wet it takes a while to dry. Pea gravel dries quickly since the water goes through it, so your birds stay dry.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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This is my new project starting this weekend laying down landscaping cloth and pea gravel, will up date on how it works.