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Ditto since day one. In fact, I don't do food outside at all--attracts wild birds and predators.
Ditto since day one. In fact, I don't do food outside at all--attracts wild birds and predators.
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I am just worried if they want a drink and snack at night - I actually put the water only in there only - is that ok? Last night I was worried so I put a plate of corn inside for them to snack on - LOL. I'm an idiot right?
This thread is from 2010. I am in Florida where it is very hot & humid. I also house my 3 chickens in dog crates as I don't have a coop. They free range in my yard all day & sleep in their individual crates at night. I am NOT an early riser so they get out 10:30-11:30am. I only have water in each crate as food attracts pests. I think mine need water because of the heat. I'd say letting them out 8ish is fine; in fact, mine probably want to live with you!Hi I'm new here and I found this site by asking this question on Google! I think my coop (I'm in Melbourne Australia - Lockdown city!!) is just too small as the girls I have are really beefy ones. I think they are Isa browns(?). I think they are 20 weeks old? All three of them sit in the nesting boxes (made for two) and are very "close". then there is a little perch area and I cannot fit both the water feeder and the feed feeder in with the girls at night. I have them in the little run at the moment, hanging off the ground, but they have the full run of the yard during the day. My problem is that we get up at about 8am - because the kids are in lockdown and doing school from home, so we are not up as early. We let them out and open the doors to the yard. I am just worried if they want a drink and snack at night - I actually put the water only in there only - is that ok? Last night I was worried so I put a plate of corn inside for them to snack on - LOL. I'm an idiot right?
No need for water on the coop overnight. Chickens can’t see in the dark so it’s pointless anyway. As long as you tend to your flock first thing in the morning, they will be fine.We live in Florida and are first time chicken owners/ coop builders. Finalizing the coop this week.
Our coop has attached run (which the chickens are in all day unless free- ranging for an hour late in the day). Do we need to put Water/ Food INSIDE of the closed coop for closing the hens up at night? Do they need to eat/ drink during the night if they have free access all day?
Thanks.