Food and water in or out of the hen house if open to a secure run?

[bairo]

After many head aches weighing the pros and cons of both arguments; I finally decided a long time ago to keep the water outside and the feeder inside. Its worked great for me so far.

 

[Rich Marshall]

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What siz hardware cloth will keep out rodents?

 

[J&JCossey]

We are using 1/2" hardware cloth so we are hoping that it works well. I've read that is the best to use. We will see...covering our run with it in the next few days as we complete the coop.