Hanging the Feeder

Selecting Feeders at Tractor Supply on Maynardville Hwy.

The kids and I added the final touches to our coop this week. Imree and I relocated one of two perches inside the coop in order to make room for the hanging feeder and waterer. We decided to place the feeder and waterer inside the coop so that in bad weather, the hens wouldn't have to leave in order to eat and drink. This required moving over one of the dowel rods our coop builder placed in the upper section of the coop.

Next, my son and I attached a hook in the ceiling of the coop for hanging the feeder. There is enough space now between the hanging feeder and the perch above. This space is important because when hens perch during the night, they unload a lot of droppings directly below. We don't want all that to end up in their feeder!