Chicken Feeder and Waterer

[OrchardMesaChickens]

Greetings
I need some suggestions for an automatic feeder and waterer for 50 birds .. what are the best options ? I want to be able to hook a hose up to the water inside the coop
And outside . Anyone have suggestions ? Websites ? I’ve done a bunch of research and can’t figure it out

 

[500Chickens]

I really like the Little Giant feeder and waterer

 

[500Chickens]

I dont know how big they get though

 

[OrchardMesaChickens]

I dont know how big they get though

do you mean the automatic red ones for water ? Do you have problems with roosters being able to get their comb in the feeder ? Can you give me some more info if possible

 

[500Chickens]

I like these for water. I don’t have any adult roos but the first picture is a good option if you are concerned about their combs. A hole can be drilled in the lid and a tube with a funnel can be installed and it works well if you don’t want to go in the coop to fill up the waterer

 

[500Chickens]

For a feeder there is two, I haven’t tried the box shaped one but it looks like it would be fine for the roosters combs. The only thing is that it looks like only a couple of chickens can get to eat at a time. The other one, I like a lot but when the food gets down to a certain level you have to shake it so the chickens can reach the food.

 

[OrchardMesaChickens]

For a feeder there is two, I haven’t tried the box shaped one but it looks like it would be fine for the roosters combs. The only thing is that it looks like only a couple of chickens can get to eat at a time. The other one, I like a lot but when the food gets down to a certain level you have to shake it so the chickens can reach the food. View attachment 4123999View attachment 4124001

Thank you. I truly appreciate the advice and help

 

[kcult]

Thank you. I truly appreciate the advice and help

There's nothing automatic about the ones I used, but because of the way I designed my coop, I'm able to top off both food and water without going inside. I have holes cut in the hardware cloth to accommodate the openings and nipples.

The food container holds 50lbs of food and the waterer will hold 12 gallons of water.

The brand is OverEZ (sp?) and can be found on Amazon.

 

[OrchardMesaChickens]

There's nothing automatic about the ones I used, but because of the way I designed my coop, I'm able to top off both food and water without going inside. I have holes cut in the hardware cloth to accommodate the openings and nipples.

The food container holds 50lbs of food and the waterer will hold 12 gallons of water.

The brand is OverEZ (sp?) and can be found on Amazon.

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Wow that’s a really nice and creative set up. How many birds do you have ? Mix of roosters and hens ?

 

[kcult]

Wow that’s a really nice and creative set up. How many birds do you have ? Mix of roosters and hens ?

I had six hens until last Fall. I hatched seven birds two months ago but four of them are cockerels. I'm getting seven more eggs this week to hopefully get another couple of hens out of them.