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    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    As long as it's spillproof. You *usually* want to keep the coop as dry as possible.
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    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    One reason I prefer to have the feed in the run (or with a larger coop and larger flock, in both places, is that the feeder and waterer take up valuable space in the coop -- at least 1 square foot for each, more if the feeder/waterer is larger. Space a chicken can't stand in doesn't count when...
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    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    Yes. Their instincts tell them to dig next to the barrier that they can see.
  4. 3KillerBs

    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    If a person has a vertical barrier then it's find to have hardscape around the coop/run -- which makes mowing and such easier. But if a person has a horizontal wire apron it's not good to put hardscape on top of it because that defeats the purpose.
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    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

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    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    I've heard it both ways -- that bears will eat the chickens or that bears prefer to eat the feed and the eggs. Either way, they do a LOT of damage in the process of eating whatever it is that they want to eat so electric is a good idea in bear country.
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    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    A nasty bunch to be sure.
  8. 3KillerBs

    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    What I was going to say. Good, strong electric is said to be the only thing that can possibly deter bear.
  9. 3KillerBs

    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    It's easier to adjust feeder height to different sizes of chicken and they don't knock them over to protest feed getting low.
  10. 3KillerBs

    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    I might have gone with only one if the old doors we were using weren't already warped. 2 makes for double security.
  11. 3KillerBs

    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    As far as I know, raccoons can't handle keys. :D
  12. 3KillerBs

    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    Raccoons can operate ordinary barrel bolts.
  13. 3KillerBs

    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    Yes. Let me see if I have a photo with the carabiners in place. No, apparently I never take photos with the doors closed and secured except when building them when I don't have the carabiners in place yet.
  14. 3KillerBs

    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    That's one option that people actually do use. My solution is the hasps with carabiners but not just one -- 2 separate latched top and bottom of each door. That not only makes it harder for the coons to figure it out, but holds even a warped door securely against the stops.
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    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    If I find that my birds have spilled feed to any significant degree I just don't feed them again until they have cleaned it up. :D
  16. 3KillerBs

    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    It never has for me. Some people have had issues with wild birds or rodents, but they're not inevitable. :)
  17. 3KillerBs

    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    I don't like water in an enclosed coop because it can get dumped and make the bedding soggy -- even my horizontal nipple waterers can be dumped if they're low. But that's not a major issue in a dirt-floored, deep-litter coop where a little moisture is desirable. I prefer my feed in the run...
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