Re: Chicken coop...food/water inside or outside?
[Re: yote_trapper20]
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No food in our coop, we keep food and water in the run area. Coop is for roosting and that's where we have the nest boxes birds. We also use Grampa's chicken feeders look them up pretty amazing.
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Re: Chicken coop...food/water inside or outside?
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Always inside and sometimes additional feeders and waterers outside. I use the Farm Innovators heated waterers. They are thermostatically controlled and the water is always sparkling clean, even inside the coop. I can go out with a big pitcher, lift the top off and dump more water in from the top to fill it up. The water inside is perfect. I have an additional one hanging outside in their run and it keeps clean, liquid water out there beautifully too. The inside food and water is essential though. During the hours when the coop is closed up tight for the night, they have everything they need inside.
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Re: Chicken coop...food/water inside or outside?
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24/7 yes the bulbs last a long time if not bumped around a lot, I welded a frame for my main light it’s red but gives off a white light from the base also that keeps the egg production going well. No picking issues but they free range during the day and have a 12X24 foot run if the need the space. 45 chickens in that coop and I’m getting about 25-30 eggs a day now.
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Re: Chicken coop...food/water inside or outside?
[Re: yote_trapper20]
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Is feeding inside advantageous to southern birds? We don't get many days of consecutive below freezing temperatures. Will be building a coop in a couple weeks.
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Re: Chicken coop...food/water inside or outside?
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Re: Chicken coop...food/water inside or outside?
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Re: Chicken coop...food/water inside or outside?
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I like the idea of putting gutter on the roof and runoff down to a bowl for outside watering in warmer weather. That would give fresh natural water access.
If it looks nasty after a bit, dump it, clean the bowl and add some to start. I know when I have water outside, they drink more and the waste is out in the penned area.
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Re: Chicken coop...food/water inside or outside?
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J Staton: I would feed the laying feed inside. Putting scratch outside where they will range some. Less mess. I too have water inside(5 gal.) on a metal heater.
I do the DEEP DISH method inside with wood chips on the floor. But in the winter I will clean them out about every month with new.
Then I will add the Diatomaceous Earth shaken all over the new chips. It drives off ticks and mites. Added to an outside dust bowl is good also.
A lot more attention in winter than warmer months. Still watch for predators.
My $.02
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Re: Chicken coop...food/water inside or outside?
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Wow you all spoil them birds. Mine ruff it they are pest control agents. Couple handfuls of organic grain outside on the ground and a little water if it's not raining. They are going to spend years pumping out eggs for me the least I can do is offer them some comfort. I figure if I protect feed and water these gals the least they can do is give me a few eggs. Lol
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