Will they seek out water?

[Dragonfly Ranch]

We have two one gallon water stations - one in the run and the other in the coop. On occasion the one in the run has emptied throughout the day. When we re-fill they drink like they have not had water all day - when there is water in the coop. So the question will they seek out a water source. We have hopefully solved the problem with the outside running out of water. But am thinking may be we should a second water station in run to be assured that they always have water if they are not smart enough to go inside.

 

[jhm47]

Chances are that they like to spend most of their time outside, and that's where they do most of their drinking. The water inside gets warm and stale, and when you fill the outside waterer, it's cool and fresh, so they drink it up right away.