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
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.
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!!
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.
