I take a hose pipe and just start on the end closest to the bucket and move back as it starts flowing. It all comes out pretty easily. i will let it go up to a week depending on how much there is. The more I do it the better the fly situation is I have found. The gutter back splash is in the way a bit, but it hasn't slowed the cleanup process. To me it was more important to catch more in the shoot. The actual supports aren't an issue at all in cleanup.
PVC may work. I don't know how it holds up in weather or sunlight. Worth a shot if you have it on hand and want to save money. I would get the thickest pvc. The waste can get a little heavy if you let it go a while.
One thing I am also going to do is put an end cap on the gutter. I think it will make it easier at clean up because sometimes when I get to the end it likes to go out the back. Not a big deal if I start on the end closest to the bucket.
I am also looking at adding some tin as a side guard. I don't want any waste splashing on the grow out cages that will go below. I have a little time before that. <br /><br /> -- Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:49 am -- <br /><br /> Wanted to update my setup with some pictures of the new nesting boxes I have made. I got the dimensions from a post here. I used Hardware cloth on the bottom and put two screws in the bottom to keep it from moving all over. I used some old pallet wood and some scrap Hardware cloth from where I built my cages.
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