Interesting set up. I’m from Louisiana so we don’t have to worry about freezing. I went with the nipple system and it’s working well for me. I’m very interested to see your completed solution. 😀
For you folks that bought chickens for Easter are you chickens laying? I have 2 of my 3 brown leghorns that have begun to lay! Finally :). We are still waiting on the 7 others to start. The other breeds are Golden Comet, Red Sexlink, Barred Rock, Colombian Rock, Australorp, and Arucana.
I had the same issue. I bought a solar light off of amazon that comes on automatically at sunset. They all march in when the light comes on! So funny to watch.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have owned chickens in the country. This is the first time I have had chickens in the CITY. J
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? We purchased 12 chickens the week before Easter.
(3) What breeds do you have? Barred...