- Mar 18, 2013
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Is the rule of thumb of 4 square feet per chicken, for sleeping in the coop or for overall space? I have a big run area so the chickens won't be in the coop much unless they are sleeping. How big of a coop do I really need?
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Good to know. Also, how open are your coops? Because of the hot weather here, I am debating between a sleeping area that has open fencing on 3 sides or a more enclosed coop that just has a couple of small windows for air flow.
I am in AZ. It will be on the east side of my house so shaded in the afternoon. But it is still 85-90 degrees at night here in the summer. An enclosed coop sounds horribly stuffy to me and I am not covered with feathers! We don't have to worry about snow here and it rarely gets below 30 at night in the winter. Normal night time temperatures are in the 40's.