These are excellent and cleverly designed Waterers and Port feeders! I have owned just about every other type of system for chickens and this is the only one that Does Not allow food to be beaked out onto the ground. I’ve used both crumble and cracked grains in this port feeder- both work very well. I definitely recommend that it be placed in a shady location in order to avoid the food from going rancid from the heat. It’s easy to refill because you just remove the lid by simply lifting it where it’s indicated on the lid itself. Finally, I suggest buying the port caps in order to plug the ports at night so that rodents cannot get to the feed or you can simply use the rent a coop hanging strap, to hang the feeder 4-5 feet off the ground at night. As for the waterer- the watering cups are very easy to clean and if you put just a sprinkle of First Saturday Lime on the top of the water surface inside the bucket- the water will never grow algae or get a biofilm slime. The cups can easily be cleaned out with a large medical or feeder syringe- by just sucking out the dirt that settles at the bottom of the cups. Alternatively, you could use the hose to just force a jet of water into the cup and it will expel any dirt right out. I wipe the water cups out once a week with a dry paper towel and it does a great job of holding all of the water weight if you hang it as shown in the picture, with the rent a coop straps. There’s also a cap on top of the water bucket lid for easy refill. I waited several months in order to review this product and I honestly cannot find anything wrong with either the waterer or the feeder. I likely will not use the waterer past fall because all water cups freeze but I will definitely get all three seasons use out of this clever self filling system. If you do purchase the port feeder caps to close off the ports- they remove with a simple pinch twist and pull- but there’s no way a raccoon could do this because they do not have the thumbs and there’s no way mouse could chew through it because the entire cap is designed to prevent that. Overall this was a great bang for the buck and I highly recommend both!