Inside vs. Outside

[new2chickens2011]

For those of you who have a coop with attached run, do you put your feeders and waterers inside the actual coop/house or out in the run? Just curious, as my waterers seem to get dirty and in the way of the dust baths the girls like to take

 

[krcote]

In the warmer months I feed inside with a homemade hopper that holds 50# of feed and water out, but once freezing temps hit the water has to be moved in.

 

[NonnasBabies]

I have a open faced coop but I keep the food underneath the roof. I use the water nipples! The waterers NEVER get dirty!! LOVE them!!

 

[WoodlandWoman]

I keep the food in the coop, so it won't attract wild birds or animals.

In the winter I have heated water in the coop, which has electricity. In warm weather, I have water in the coop, the run and there's water in a couple of spots on the property. The chickens can range over 5 acres and I like to make it easy for them to get water when it's really hot.