( Winter ) Water in the coop

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junkman56

junkman56

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Sep 7, 2016
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My Coop
My Coop
This is my first winter with chickens, well first time with chickens period.
I have my heated water container inside the coop all the time. the feed is inside also,

I would like to know if that is good or bad for the chickens, I have the container up on blocks. and plenty of 24/7 ventilation

where do you have your water container?
 
Can't say for sure as I have ducks and pigeons, but that sound just fine!
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My water and food is kept outside in their run. The reason is that a waterer inside the coop will contribute even more moisture that needs to be vented out to keep the chickens warm. I also like to encourage the chickens to be outside during the winter. I have a tarp over the top of the run so there is no snow in there and 3 sides covered in clear vinyl. The chickens are outside in the run all day. I toss hay in there regularly and every other day they get a treat such as whole corn or black sunflower seeds. They stay busy scratching for their treats which helps with winter boredom.
 
I keep water in the coop, on a homemade heated base
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and feed
400
with a vent open away from the roost. It was down to 17 Fahrenheit yesterday morning and down to 7 at 5am today. Water was lukewarm and very little frost on windows, could easily see through them. Combs looked good at 9am. I have a raised coop
400
and no rodents or pests get inside so far, 7 months. GC
 
GC-Raptor said:
I keep water in the coop, on a homemade heated base and feed with a vent open away from the roost. It was down to 17 Fahrenheit yesterday morning and down to 7 at 5am today. Water was lukewarm and very little frost on windows, could easily see through them. Combs looked good at 9am. I have a raised coop and no rodents or pests get inside so far, 7 months. GC
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Very nice setup!!!
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I keep the feed and water in the coop, and it has been going down in the low 20s overnight the last few week or so. and I have not noticed and condensation on the inside of the window in the coop. so knock on wood so far so good.
 
I, too, keep the water and food in the coop. Worked great for me last year so I am assuming it will work good for me this year!

Either way, great set-up! Should work as you expect it to.
 

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