Ok. I think I like the idea of indoor the hen house food and out in the run water. There is a lot of wildlife near me and I don't want to invite the hungry and curious nighttime prowlers. Only issue I have with that is heating water in freezing temps. I have an outlet in the hen house, but...
I'm reading through past posts but wondering what you all are thinking nowadays:
I recently increased the size of my flock from 5 to 12.
I increased the size of the run to > 20' x 12' because I'm no longer allowing them to free range b/c of predators.
The old owner had feeder and waterer in...