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Crowing
Have you seen a grazing frame? Like what is used to grow grass for chickens to munch on. Usually it's a rectangular wooden box with sides that are ~2" tall (built from 2x4 on their sides) with an affixed hardware cloth mesh on top. I've seen people use this concept inside a brooder to capture water spilled from a chick waterer set on top of the mesh. So you have the waterer elevated from the floor by the height of the "grazing frame", and mesh over the top of the frame to prevent chickens getting into the spilled water, also this eliminates much if any bedding getting inside the "grazing frame" from the coop because the mesh is at least 2" higher than the rest of the bedding (for big chickens you might want about 6-12" height for the "grazing frame"). The hardware cloth mesh is sturdy, and can be like a picture frame removable top with wood or metal edges that fits snugly over the "grazing frame". The "grazing frame" can be a square/rectangular plastic bin. This would allow spilled water to dry out with a minimum of added bedding and mold.
Best idea would be to figure out how and why the chickens keep spilling their water and put a stop to it. But in the mean time, you can at least keep the spilled water off the bottom of the coop and away from the chickens, hopefully this would give it some time to dry also.
Best idea would be to figure out how and why the chickens keep spilling their water and put a stop to it. But in the mean time, you can at least keep the spilled water off the bottom of the coop and away from the chickens, hopefully this would give it some time to dry also.