Hanging is DEFINATELY the way to go.
I have 15 babies out in the big chick brooder and never get a shaving in there at all with the water hung. They will waste a LOT LOT LOT LOT less feed to if you hang it.
I use chain like you'd use to tie out a dog with, and a clip that I can just raise and lower the feeders as needed.
My big chick brooder is a chainlink kennel inside a concrete floored building. The kennel is 4x9 and I use hardware cloth around the bottom part to keep them in until they are large enough not to fit through the chainlink fence holes. The feeders are suspended from a pole I have stuck through the fence up high. A good thick layer of shavings and I have a pretty low-maintenance setup for them until they are big enough to go outside ful time.
I have 15 babies out in the big chick brooder and never get a shaving in there at all with the water hung. They will waste a LOT LOT LOT LOT less feed to if you hang it.
I use chain like you'd use to tie out a dog with, and a clip that I can just raise and lower the feeders as needed.
My big chick brooder is a chainlink kennel inside a concrete floored building. The kennel is 4x9 and I use hardware cloth around the bottom part to keep them in until they are large enough not to fit through the chainlink fence holes. The feeders are suspended from a pole I have stuck through the fence up high. A good thick layer of shavings and I have a pretty low-maintenance setup for them until they are big enough to go outside ful time.
