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Current setup: We have four beautiful hens. We have a small (https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.ecwid.com/images/17432132/1357042818.jpg) metal container right now in our chicken run. It’s set up on a small wooden platform that I built, and it sits on top of a water heater that turns on/off via a timer during the cold months (similar to this but different brand/model https://www.picclickimg.com/40EAAOSwewpmTaBO/Chicken-Water-Heater-Heated-Chicken-Waterer.webp). It works, but it’s not a great solution.
Problems:
What I’d like:
I’m open to any suggestions on products or DIY projects to help improve this for our chickens. Below is a picture of our chicken run so y’all can see what I have to work with.
So, cool chicken-havers of Lemmy… Do you have any suggestions on how I can up my game here? Especially any recommendations on how I can do something to collect rainwater for this. Any guides that may have worked well for you. I’m open to any information.