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I added my location. Thank you for letting me know. I live in southwest Washington state. Fairly mild temps. Lot of moisture / rain.

Thank you so much for the information. I definitely want to be better than just the big chicken industry standards. Would you recommend scrapping and getting a totally new coop/ run or would adding on to run space be okay? I really appreciate your time. Learning a lot.

Is that across the board you don’t figure nest areas into coop space? I saw so much conflicting information that I wasn’t sure what was correct. I built this coop because all the stuff says it’s good for 3-5 full grown hens. Is the packaging wrong? Thanks for the information!! I really...

I guess I’m confused then. They have more than 4 square feet for bird in the coop. And they have just shy of 10 per bird in the run. How is it only big enough for one? What am I missing here. Thanks again!!

I posted some photos in the reply below this one. Check them out and let me know what you think! Measurements of the run are about 11x3 and the coop has about 18 square feet on the second level with 4 boxes and plenty of roost space.

I have attached some pictures of the setup. The coop is on top of the run and is about 18 square foot. The total bottom run is about 11’x3’ for about 33 square foot. They do not have access to the larger yard but may need to think about a trailer to move them around a bit? I just started them...

Hello all, This is my first time raising chickens. I have two barred rocks and two Rhode Island reds. I believe 2 or 3 just started laying last week. One of the barred rocks is really pecking on of the Rhode Island reds. So much so that my poor girl’s backside is bleeding and there’s a hole in...