Day 43: Hot on the heels of a new removable, therefore easier to clean, perch for the nest box I've built and installed a covered food trough. Now fully road-tested, I got a thumb's up from The Hood and feel now we have a mutual respect previously missing from our relationship.
Being a chicken owner I've bookmarked you just for your "Chicken Watch". Now I have questions, and would very much like to know the secrets to your covered trough. Also, my girls are dehydrating by the end of the day due to:
1. They overturn their water
2. They drink it all
3. They scratch woodchips into the bowl
I haven't found a nifty solution to this, but I'm thinking of buying a large galvanized bucket and filling the bottom with rocks to discourage tipping.
Any suggestions?
And your chickens are gorgeous!
Posted by: gretchen | 09 July 2008 at 08:37 PM