>>1552643...and speaking of messy. This plastic tote is the largest that local stores sell around here. It can just barely fit through the door.
Left: Freshly cleaned and new bedding put into brooder.
Right: Merely 6 hours later after 16 little ducklings have had their way with it.
Now, you should have some idea of just how messy ducks can be. I was putting a new thin layer of bedding on the floor every couple of hours to ensure they were not laying on crap and to cut the odor that would normally build up (pine shavings are god damn amazing for cutting odor!)