Mine is currently in the greenhouse next to the chicken coop/run in a plastic tote (with no problems so far). Works for now but I like the idea of a waterproof/critterproof drum next to the gate.
I'm an old "newbie." My parents always had chickens when I was growing up, but I'm now in my mid-sixties and haven't taken care of chickens since my teens. So, what, 50 years? Now I'm a new chicken mom to 6 baby chicks. It seems things have changed since then. I keep reading about chickens...