feeders over roosts

[cluckin tractor]

i want to get my litter thicker for a deep litter style system
i can do it at the moment but i get fustrated pulling straw and stuff out of feeders/waters
can i put the feeders up where their roosts are and design it so they can poop
they will hang so it is to wobboly for them to roost on

should i try something else so i cant get soioled food, water

 

[pimachickens]

I have my water and feeder hanging. I think it has been fantastic in helping to keep the water clean and eliminate waste of the food. What I did was screw hooks into the ceiling so I could hang mine from chains. They are about chest level with the chickens when they are standing on the floor of the coop. They are on the other side of the coop from the roosts, so that poop won't drop into them, and because they swing, they don't try to jump or sit on them.

 

[donrae]

I hang mine from the rafters with baling twine. Not at roost height, low enough they can eat from the ground but too high for them to scratch in or throw bedding in. If I don't have a rafter (cause I always have baling twine lol) I just elevate the feeder or waterer on bricks, scrap lumber, etc.

 

[cluckin tractor]

im going to refurbish the inside of my chook coop and re build the roosts.
when thats done i am going to make it that they have to go to the roosts to feed thus elimiating the rodents that some how get into my hanging feeders

thanks for the info

 

[OkChickens]

I also hang my feeders from the rafters with chain, my feeders hold 40 or lbs each. I set my waterers on cinder blocks to keep straw out of it. This works great for me!

-Nate

 

[SassyKat6181]

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I have exactly the same setup.

 

[catdaddy66]

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I do the same and this works really well, but another factor to consider is the roof/top of the waterer. Mine is flat and the girls DO get on top which allows them to poop in the water. If you can, place a cone/funnel shaped top with a bit of overhang to cover the drinking lip. This prevents A) the chickens from roosting on top of the waterer and B) any poop from dropping in the water IF they do poop. Hope this helps!

 

[cluckin tractor]

to make a cone thing just get a plastic bottle of the right size and cut it off below the neck
thanks every one

 

[OkChickens]

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I do the same and this works really well, but another factor to consider is the roof/top of the waterer. Mine is flat and the girls DO get on top which allows them to poop in the water. If you can, place a cone/funnel shaped top with a bit of overhang to cover the drinking lip. This prevents A) the chickens from roosting on top of the waterer and B) any poop from dropping in the water IF they do poop. Hope this helps!

I have a old cone I made of hard wear cloth. This works well for me!