coop size

Hi! I’m slowly putting together plans for a large coop/run combo. It will look something like the pics I’m attaching, with the coop part being enclosed in the run but lifted high enough off the ground to still have the area underneath accessible to the chickens. The overall footprint of the...

Hi all- I'm a new to the chicken adventure. My husband and I got our first chicks last week. We got 12 assuming not all would make it. Although it is still early, all 12 are thriving and seem to be pretty strong. We have 4 Black Giants, 4 Golden Wyandots and 4 New Hampshire's. We were...

Hello everyone, I'm a little confused by all the recommendations for required coop/run space. After doing a bunch of reading and searching (here and a few other similar forums/sites), the common rule of thumb seems to be the following (per chicken): 10 sq. ft. of run space 4 sq. ft. of coop...

I have a 20 square foot chicken coop with 16 nesting boxes. I was wondering what the maximum amount of chickens I could have. They will only be in there to sleep and lay eggs. During the day they will be totally free range, no fencing. Edit: Thank you everyone for your feedback/tips! Since the...

This is my first time posting but I’ve been here often. Thank you for all the great answers! I’m a first time chicken keeper. I have 3 silkie bantams and 2 silked Easter Eggers. I tried to attach a picture of the coop that I have. Hopefully it worked. I now know these prefab coops probably...

I bought an OverEZ medium sized chicken coop for a bargain from a closed feed store. I have 5 Pullets that I’m integrating together. I’m not naïve enough to think it can really hold 10. But, will it be big enough for 5?

My coop is big enough for my flock of 16, but next year i want to add 6 hens and get some ducks. (3-6 standard size and 3 calls) I’d prefer for them to cohabitate, how much floor space would be necessary? They free range during the day. Thanks in advance. :)

So here I am with six growing like weeds Blue Maran Chicks and my chicken coop from Tractor Supply arrived. The driver was nice enough to put it in my back yard for me. I'm rather disabled so this was a wonderful thing. On this past Wednesday I started putting it together and then the fight...

Hey everyone, I recently built a coop and run (pictures included so you can see the size) and got a mixture of 7 bantam chicks. They are almost three months old now. Two have begun crowing, so I know I have at least two roosters. I assume 5 hens is not enough for 2 roosters. Based on my coop...

Three weeks ago we salvaged a neighbor's coop, which jump started our chicken-raising by at least six months -- we were planning to start next year (since we are still living in a camper...) Thursday our 24 chicks arrived from Ideal Hatchery! (7 each Welsummer, Australorp, Silver-Laced...

Hi, my boyfriend and I are starting a chicken coop this year and are looking for a coop lot or prebuilt. I grew up raising chickens in a coop but it was already there when we moved to that property and was quite large. We would like a coop that can hold 8-10 chickens. Right now we’ve got 6...

Will chickens do poorly is a coop that’s TOO big? I’m only “planning” on keeping 10-15 chickens.. however, chicken math. 😂 There will be 2 brooder pens as well (stage 1 and stage 2). We were thinking of making it atleast 12’ wide x 8’ long.

I am looking to build a coop with my dad. The images below are the dimensions and the finished product of the coop. The run will be 7x3. The coop itself will be 4x3. Is it alright that the large vent is where it is? I live in humid sometimes wet weather so I need a lot of air circulation so that...

Hi. I recently got 24 chicks. I’ll be keeping them all for another week then finding homes for 9 of them and will keep 15 for now n maybe 12 or 13 in the long run. Easter Eggers (Americana’s, saffire olive eggers, piraire blue bell, starfire green eggers) , marans, faverolles. Hubby n I are...

What size of Coop should I have for 10-12 chickens (orpingtons, rhode islands, barred Rocks)? My run will be large (10x10) but they will not free range. Is 4x4 too small?

Hi! I'm Heather, and my BF and I just bought a house in the Santa Cruz mountains after renting for a long time in the Bay Area. We love our area, and now that we own a house, I can fulfill all my animal dreams :) I have never had chickens, and I can't wait. (I always have to stop at the feed...

Hi all, Right now my coops dimensions are: 76L x 28.75D x 44.25H in. This includes a lower level run and then an upstairs enclosure with roosting boxes (I’ve attached a photo). The coop is advertised as being for 4 chickens. I currently have 4 silkie hens (about 7 months old) and am planning...

Hello Everyone! This is my first post here and I am hoping this is the right area for it. My family and I have finally decided after a few years of tossing the idea around to get some egg laying chickens to have in our back yard. I will be building a coop and run for them as well as let them...

Hi! I am brand new to the backyard chicken life, so I was hoping I could get some input. My coop is 4x4x7 (it's really tall!) with two nest boxes and an 8x4 attached run. I have 4 standard size chickens (a buff orpington, an australorp, a wyandotte and a sussex) as well as 2 of the...

Hello,.. Im in SW IOWA- Thanks for having me in the Group. Im looking to carry no more than 6 Laying Hens. I love White Medium to Jumbo Eggs. Not sure how many Eggs I will derive from this amount of Hens, or what type of Bird I need for this type of Eggs. I want enough Eggs for myself for...