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Quote: You said the area was 4 x 5 (the rest is nest boxes, right? ) and you have 18 hens. 4 x 5=20 and 20/18=1.11 sq feet per bird. If you do have 2 sq feet then your coop must be bigger than the 4 x 5 you posted. Nest boxes don't count for this purpose since they aren't general space for...

My girls are happy. I don't have any bare butts. I have taken a few with me to visit at the chicken swap where I was told by some professional breeders my chickens were happy, they had great legs(apparently there are mites and other icky things that can happen to their legs if not cared for...

I have over 2 sq. per bird. They don't hang out in the coop. They only go in to lay and sleep. And when I am scraping and cleaning 2 or 3 will come hang out with me. I have looked in there when they are all in and there is more than enough space for them. I could easily add more, though that is...

I never considered I would need a minimum coop space or square footage per bird. I just figured they were sleeping and laying in the coop and the rest of the time they are out and about. I have 18 hens. My coop has 2 levels of nest box space that measure 5'x2' and the rest of the floor is 5'x4'...