If you allow your chickens to free range

[Chickaroo!]

How can you be sure that they are getting enough water throughout the day? It's been pretty nice here in VA the last couple of weeks and I've been letting my chickens free range more, but they never go back into their run for drinks of water.

 

[Rte.66_chicks]

If possible, have a few water sources around their free range area for them. They will quickly learn where they are.

 

[Marlinchaser]

I have waterers in the yard for them if they dont make it back to the coop and die from thirst its thier own fault. A bird has got to know its limitations.

 

[Chickaroo!]

Putting waterers around in the yard...makes perfect sense!! Thank you

 

[wynedot55]

i wouldnt worry bout them.free ranging chickens can find water if they get thristy or go back to their pen an get a drink.

 

[rooster-red]

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Exactly!

Mine just trot back into the run to get a drink, then back to free ranging.

 

[Marlinchaser]

Maybe you could get them all little chick evain water bottles.

 

[chickenannie]

Agree with posts above. Plus it's good for free-range chickens to know where home is by knowing that's where their water and food supply is.