PLEASE HELP! Need ideas for Very small coop feeders and waterers!

[briter30]

I am in a loss and am hoping you guys can help me. I have a very small chicken tractor that measures 3' wide, 3' high, and 8' long. It is triangular shape with a small nesting area on top / back of run (I woud post pics but I am new to sight and backyardchickens will not let me post pics until I have 10 posts). Anyway, as everyone mentions, the waterer and feeder are getting in the way and contaminated. I have looked at the hanging feeders/waterers but they seem to take up a lot of room that is needed in this small coop. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas or PICS they could share of pvc pipe feeders or waterers or anything else that can be easily accessed from outside the run area (so I don't have to crawl inside the small tractor) and save me some space! Thanks.

 

[hannakat]

A lot of people use the bottle waters (used for rabbits). I don't know about the feed though.

 

[Carrie Lynn]

I didn't know chickens could drink from bottle waterers. What a great idea!
Stupid question coming....Couldn't they get their tongues caught?

 

[gryeyes]

They peck at the ball in the end of the tube, and the water flows. No tongue involved.

Sudden attack of the giggles at the thought.

 

[briter30]

Do yall know if they sell these rabbit bottles at Walmart?

 

[Hope49_DH]

for our brooder, we used the threaded water nipples, and I mounted them in 20 oz soda bottles with a hole cut out of the bottom to allow for refilling. Would work with a 2 liter bottle also.

 

[wolftracks]

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Just bought 2 there the other day for my rabbits.

First Nature 32oz bottles are under $3

 

[wolftracks]

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I use these in small coops too. Buckets in the bigger coops. I love those things. Always have clean water.

 

[briter30]

Do you know if the soda bottle can be placed at an angle? I have an A-frame chicken tractor?

 

[gryeyes]

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Put it on one of the ends, which are not angled.