Ideas please!!

[DarleneE]

Can anyone give me some ideas as to how/where to put my hens food where they don't get pine shavings all in it?? The water is also just FULL of pine shavings.. have to change several times a day. My setup is a 10' X 3'wood coop that is INSIDE our screened porch. I have their food and water both down in the run and up in their roost. But it's a terrible mess and was hoping there are some other options or ideas I could utilize?? Thanks..
PS.. pictures would be greatly appreciated.

 

[brushfloss]

Hang the feeder so that the bottom is right at head level. I use a closed bucket with the chicken nipples which also hangs at head level. I never get shaving in the food or water now but I know what you are experiencing, happened to me as well when I first got started. Good luck.

 

[pawtraitart]

Can anyone give me some ideas as to how/where to put my hens food where they don't get pine shavings all in it?? The water is also just FULL of pine shavings.. have to change several times a day. My setup is a 10' X 3'wood coop that is INSIDE our screened porch. I have their food and water both down in the run and up in their roost. But it's a terrible mess and was hoping there are some other options or ideas I could utilize?? Thanks..
PS.. pictures would be greatly appreciated.

No pine shavings in food or water. Food containers are attached to the side of your coop. Inside or outside. Made for hens or juveniles with small combs.

 

[jetdog]

Horrizontal nipples installed in a cat food container, no leaks no mess, nothing but clean water, got them from QCU Poultry, best thing ever.

 

[DarleneE]

Thanks SO much.. already ordered the containers!! Should be a breeze now!!

 

[Janet Pesaturo]

Our water is on a metal heater (this particular waterer is supposed to be okay on a metal heater), and to bring it up even higher, the heater is on a homemade wooden base. The water itself is about the height of our smallest chicken's back, so she can reach it. If it's higher than their backs, they have trouble reaching it. But that is enough height to prevent litter from being kicked into the water. It stays pretty clean. It's cold here in winter so we need the heater to keep it from freezing, and in summer we leave it there; it does not turn on when it's warm out.

Same deal for feeder, but we hang that. You can see the hen can comfortably eat from it, but it's high enough so that litter doesn't get in it.

 

[DarleneE]

What a nice set up!! Thanks SO much!! I appreciate your time and ideas!!