Coop until run is done

[missmychicks]

Our 8 week olds are going to have to move into the coop for a bit while husband finishes the run. If he can complete it in a week, will they be ok (only 3 in a 24 square foot coop)? Suggestions for food and water delivery systems while they are in there (as well as your favorites once they have their run)? TYIA!!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Yes that would be fine as long as there's ample light and ventilation in there.

I'm not fancy with food - a plastic gravity feeder works fine for me, and I have cat food bowls in the run for fermented feed. Water, I do a horizontal nipple bucket (that's out in the run).

 

[Smokerbill]

I have 8 in a 32 square foot coop right now. Feed is in a bowl, auto watering cup in a 2 gallon bucket. A big log to climb up on and a roost bar for variety. And I give them fresh weeds with the dirt still attached most days to give them something exciting to do. They seem content with 4 square feet each.

 

[3KillerBs]

As long as the ventilation is adequate to keep the temperatures comfortable then they should be just fine.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Our 8 week olds are going to have to move into the coop for a bit while husband finishes the run. If he can complete it in a week, will they be ok (only 3 in a 24 square foot coop)?

I assume that coop is bigger than the brooder they are now in? They should be ecstatic in there.

Suggestions for food and water delivery systems while they are in there (as well as your favorites once they have their run)?

There are so many different food and water delivery systems I can't even narrow it down. We have our favorites but those favorites are all different. If it is temporary I'd suggest looking for something you have in hand to save money, maybe a pet bowl or some type of shallow bowl.

 

[Yfd417]

Our 8 week olds are going to have to move into the coop for a bit while husband finishes the run. If he can complete it in a week, will they be ok (only 3 in a 24 square foot coop)? Suggestions for food and water delivery systems while they are in there (as well as your favorites once they have their run)? TYIA!!

I am doing the same and tonight is the first night for my flock. I hung the waterer from a chain inside for now. I used the brooder feeder in the floor until I get whatever I’m using outside. I may step to a 5 gallon bucket with the feeding ports to keep it cheap and see how it goes.

 

[MakoMark]

Being new to chicken keeping I started with the small drinker and feeder. I quickly realized the need for daily cleaning and feeder replenishment. I decided to go with the 5 gallon buckets with rent a coop cups and the 45 degree feeder. So far (4 days) they are both working great. I also got the new pop automatic door operational and it closes at night after the chickens are in the coop and opens before I get out of bed in the morning. It was a lot of work but well worth it for piece of mind when I go away for the weekend!

 

[Smokerbill]

Being new to chicken keeping I started with the small drinker and feeder. I quickly realized the need for daily cleaning and feeder replenishment. I decided to go with the 5 gallon buckets with rent a coop cups and the 45 degree feeder. So far (4 days) they are both working great. I also got the new pop automatic door operational and it closes at night after the chickens are in the coop and opens before I get out of bed in the morning. It was a lot of work but well worth it for piece of mind when I go away for the weekend!View attachment 3491548

Very nice! I need to get my feeders mounted on a bucket. The chicks seem to throw more food on the floor than they eat.

 

[MakoMark]

On the 45 degree elbow I put a small (new moon shaped) lip to keep the feed inside, seams to be working nicely. The 45 street elbows I used were not the same as I had seen in the info video, I used hot melt glue to secure the fittings and to glue on the lip.

 

[missmychicks]

Being new to chicken keeping I started with the small drinker and feeder. I quickly realized the need for daily cleaning and feeder replenishment. I decided to go with the 5 gallon buckets with rent a coop cups and the 45 degree feeder. So far (4 days) they are both working great. I also got the new pop automatic door operational and it closes at night after the chickens are in the coop and opens before I get out of bed in the morning. It was a lot of work but well worth it for piece of mind when I go away for the weekend!View attachment 3491548

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