Where to keep the food?

[e72071]

Currently we keep water and food in both the run and the coop. Is that necessary or should we keep it in 1 place? I've just been curious.

 

[rjohns39]

I imagine this question, if you ask 10 bird people, you'll get 12 different answers. I personally don't want them eating or drinking in the coop so food and water are outside the coop.

 

[andreanar]

Really its up to you. I only keep food in the coop, but I do keep water in the run during the summer months.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

It depends on your management routine, etc. If you frequently have them confined to the coop well before dusk or well into the daylight hours of the morning it is best to have feed and water available to them inside. If your run is not covered and the weather frequently is such they will not desire to go out to eat and drink it can be better to have the feed and water inside. The amount of space inside your coop can make keeping feed and water outside only the better option. Flick dynamics can make having more than one location a good idea. These are some of the considerations that factor into the "better " approach to feed and waterstarting placement for each keeper and flock, there is no one right or wrong answer.

 

[andreanar]

It depends on your management routine, etc. If you frequently have them confined to the coop well before dusk or well into the daylight hours of the morning it is best to have feed and water available to them inside. If your run is not covered and the weather frequently is such they will not desire to go out to eat and drink it can be better to have the feed and water inside. The amount of space inside your coop can make keeping feed and water outside only the better option. Flick dynamics can make having more than one location a good idea. These are some of the considerations that factor into the "better " approach to feed and waterstarting placement for each keeper and flock, there is no one right or wrong answer.

Exactly. We keep the food/water inside the coop, because our girls are at POL, so we keep them confined to the coop and run until a few hours before sunset. Then they can go free range for a few hours. I don't want them getting used to laying eggs all around the property.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

I keep food and water in the coop. In winter here they need it inside and in summer I'd rather keep food out of reach for other critters at night.

In summer I put a second waterer in the run. And treats or supplemental food goes into the run. Only what they can finish before dark. Again don't want to attract other types of critters.

 

[junebuggena]

Food and water in the run. And at night all feeders come inside the house. Bears around here will tear into coops to get feed.

 

[GC-Raptor]

Feed and water in coop 24/7. 2nd waterer under raised coop. 3rd is a water pan that they can step in, during the summer in their large pen.
I scatter scratch grains in pen twice daily, and I wait till they finish, because of song birds. GC

 

[IslaBean]

I keep the food in just the run. It's wherever you are keep it wherever you are willing to clean it up!

 

[GC-Raptor]

I keep the food in just the run. It's wherever you are keep it wherever you are willing to clean it up!

I feed pellets. I have no feed waste. If a pellet drops on floor, they immediately pick it up. My girls are so good. . GC