PRO’s and CON’s of feeder/water in coop

[aart]

Do tell....

Yep, horizontal nipples. See my articles, several versions there.

Horizontal nipples are great, though it may take a little time to teach the chickens how to use them.

 

[MissE]

Food and water in the coop year round, and extra waterers scattered around their pasture area in the summer.

I need electricity for the waterer in the winter. The feeders are the hanging style, so they don't knock them over. The heated waterer is 3 gallons and is blocked so they can't tip it.

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

horizontal nipples

How do you keep them from freezing?

Thanks

 

[aart]

How do you keep them from freezing?

Thanks

See my articles, several versions there.

 

[rosemarythyme]

How do you keep them from freezing?

Need some sort of heating element, either inside the bucket or under it, depending on the actual waterer.

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

You made me work for it.

I read your aarticle, the aquarium heater makes sense.

 

[McChooky]

I personally see no advantages to having the food and water in the coop.

They take up space and can get knocked over making a mess at best and turning the coop bedding into a stinking quagmire at worst.

Others think differently, but having the feed and water out in the run where there is more space and spills are less of a problem works best for me.

I had a mess to clean up this morning after one of my 6 week old chickadees flew off the roost and landed on the water container causing it to spill everywhere . They were very upset at the mess it made and all of them got back on the roost! They don't know it yet but the waters going outside in a couple days!Lol