Is a 24x24 big enough

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We made a pen that's 24 feet on all four sides and its sux foot tall with chicken wire over the top. We have 12 babies and a rooster and also to Peking duck baby's. We will be picking up between 6 and 12 9 month layers is this area big enough for them. We also have a 4 foot x 8 foot coop and also a 10foot x4foot coop. Will this be big enough for the amount we have and be getting?
 
I'm not great at math so you can do the figuring. But, rule of thumb is to allow 4-5 sq. feet per bird inside the coop (excluding roost and nest boxes, and 10 sq. feet per bird in the outdoor run. A wire top is good for keeping raptors out and also some climbers.
 
A 24' x 24' run is 576 sqft, that is suitable for about 58 standard sized chickens...

Your 4' x 8' coop is 32 sqft and suitable for 8 standard chickens
Your 4' x 10' coop is 40 sqft and is suitable for 10 standard chickens

You can fudge the number of chickens a little bit but you run the risk of behavioral, health and stress problems...

My math puts you at 15 birds already, you could probably add 6 more but I would not add 12 more without increasing coop size, even adding 6 more could be troublesome depending on coop configuration and roosting bar linear feet...
 
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Hi and welcome to BYC - you have some great advice already so I'll just say hello!

All the best
CT
 

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