dehydrated

When darkness falls, do your hens go thirsty all night long

Oh, the autumn darkness is already testing your flock-parent resolve, isn't it? You've got three Pekin bantams tucked into a run with their water, but once that coop door clicks shut at 5pm, it's a long, dry night ahead. And by midwinter? We're talking 16 to 18 hours without a sip. That feels wrong because it *is* wrong. Chickens can't go that long without water, especially young ones under a year. You don't need to leave the coop door wide open to the chilly northern English air, though. A better, cluck-tastic fix is to pop a waterer *inside* the coop itself for overnight. They'll stay hydrated and warm.