Water

• Chickens need constant access to clean and fresh water in the chicken house.
• Drinkers should be cleaned regularly.
• Chickens must be able to access water in icy weather (ice should not be removed using chemicals).
• Drinkers should prevent young chicks climbing in and drowning.
• If drinkers are changed, the chickens should still be provided with some of the type that they are familiar with.

Food

• Feed, suitable for their age and breed, should be provided in the chicken house to give them a balanced diet.
• Food dispensers should be cleaned regularly.
• Chickens need insoluble grit to help digestion (e.g. hard flint grit). Oyster shell is a soluble grit which can provide extra calcium in the diet.