Thanks for the tip .... I have several ferals/strays that I have been taking care of but I live in Buffalo, NY and today the temperature is below 0 and it's very snowy..

I tried t put the top of a kittie litter box with their food inside but they dragged the bowl outside and now it's frozen with about an inch of snow on top..

Maybe I'll try your idea of putting the whole carrier out and trying then to put the food bowls inside...

I don't want them in my garage because I don't want to walk into it in a month or so and find a litter of kitties..