- Redwood frame and chicken-wire structure.
- 3 x 6 foot base, 4-5 feet high for roof.
- 1 foot deep ditch.
- 6 2x2 poles cemented into concrete blocks
for stability.
- Frame ditch with redwood to prevent racoons from
digging inside.
- Fill ditch with a couple of inches of sand, then
pea gravel for easy cleaning and drainage.
- Duck shelter has hinged roof to make cleaning easy.
- Chicken-wire stapled to frame (one by one, with a hammer...I recommend a gun...).
- In winter I draped the whole structure with a large blue tarp that
I tied down with bricks and bungee cords to keep the inside warmer
and free of drafts.
- Maintenance: Once a day hose down gravel until all poop has been
washed out. Rake gravel at least once a week to keep drainage going.
Gravel will become environment similar to undergravel/biological
filtration system.
