I would suggest not having your feed or water in the coop. Put it out in the run. That should keep you from having water issues in the coop. That said - I do not have a good visual on what your setup is. The set-up is really paramount to whether you can do deep litter or not.I do NOT use deep-litter because I can't keep it dry. Either the stupid rooster (Lucifer, used to be Lucy) turns it over, or the stupid duck turns it over (that would be Dik-dik). Neither, apparently, has any control over their feet! And yes, I have tried the white/red plastic waterers, which don't work ... they leak out a whole gallon of water overnight. Doesn't matter if they are suspended or on the floor. So the floor of my 4x6' coop is soaked, and it's freezing outside, and I can't get it dried out until summer sometime. So I either live with a wet floor or with chickens (and a duck) who do not have water through the night.