INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[birdman55]

I would just make two pens one for horses and one for chickens...problem solved.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

So frustrated right now! My chickens have figured out that the 100 gallon horse troughs contain water and I can't keep them off of them! They are flying up and perching on the edge to drink.

#1 it is only a matter of time before one falls in and drowns
#2 I don't want the horses drinking water with chicken poop in it (after drinking the chickens then turn around and sit on the edge....).

One of them figured it out today and within minutes there were six of them up there.

I think I am going to have to stop free ranging. I don't see the chickens "forgetting" about this. I am really upset about it! I like having the chickens out to be chickens! Has anyone else dealt with this? Any ideas? Anything I can think about constructing would just get torn down or demolished by my jerk horses. Any time anything "changes" in their domain they think it is a toy to be destroyed.

What sort of trough are you using? There are a few different possible fixes, but some are more/less possible depending on whether these are rubbermaid, galvanized or home made jobs.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Why can't you let the water level down far enough that the chickens can't reach it but the horses can??

The fear is that the chickens will fall inside and drown. No matter how high the water level, this is a possibility.

 

[hoosiercheetah]

Can you post a picture? I don't remember hearing about said waterer and I am curious

send a pm to remind me, and I'll try to get it today.

 

[Dish chickens]

New Years baby orps to add to the flock

 

[ChickenLady2014]

New Years baby orps to add to the flock

Aww they are so sweet & thank to your post I figured out what one of my Christmas hatch are.

 

[number9]

The fear is that the chickens will fall inside and drown. No matter how high the water level, this is a possibility.

Isn't that kind of not driving because you my be in an accident??

 

[hoosiercheetah]

Isn't that kind of not driving because you my be in an accident??

Nope. The difference is, people try not to crash into each other. Chickens are too dumb to try not to drown.

 

[ChickCrazed]

I got my tom today so pretty. 

I'd love to see a picture!!! Did you find a blue one?

 

[ChickCrazed]

What sort of trough are you using?  There are a few different possible fixes, but some are more/less possible depending on whether these are rubbermaid, galvanized or home made jobs. 

They are rubber