I'm thinking about getting 5 chickens and need to now what size coop I need and how big their run should be while i'm at work i plan on letting them run loose when I get home from work but need to keep them safe while i'm not home.
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post #5 of 121/20/12 at 8:10amMinimum Space Requirements
Type of Bird
Sq ft/bird inside
Sq ft/bird outside runs
Bantam Chickens
Laying Hens
Large Chickens
Quail
Pheasant
Ducks
Geese
1
1.5
2
1
5
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6
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8
10
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25
15
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*These are MINS, I recommend adding 3 FT extra. to each the bird inside and outside runs.
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post #7 of 121/20/12 at 10:19amYes! The only issue you have is when you start mixing roosters in with hens and not having enough hens to roosters.
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All breeds of chickens get along but you my have heard about the pecking order. Chickens have a very rigid social order. Bringing in new chickens to an established flock leads to squabbles while they work out where everyone fits. The easiest thing to do is to buy all tour chickens very young and raise them together. You have to slowly introduce new chickens to a new home and preferrably not one at a time as they will be badly picked on. If you are only allowed 5 though you might want to think now about what you are going to do in a few years time when their laying drops off. Are you going to get rid of them and replace them to keep your egg numbers up, or would you be better getting fewer now and then a few younger ones in a couple of years. How many eggs a day do you need?
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