I went through a spell using a chickshaw that didn't have room for food/water. That didn't last long. When they're locked in without food and water, I'm on their morning schedule. They wake up and are ready to roll long before I'm ready to go outside to let them out. Most of the time I've had set-ups with food and water in the coop. My husband attached a gravity feed-box to the wall. It holds about 25 lbs of feed. The trough has slots that prevent the birds from scattering food on the ground. The lid is slanted so they can't sit on it and poop. I hang a small waterer above the ground. If I expect a freeze, I put a heated bucket on the ground temporarily.