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12 inches per bird should do.Does anyone know how much roosting space or barn size is needed for about 200 free range chickens?
I've seen recommendations anywhere from 7" to 15" roost space per chicken, not taking into account if they are tiny Sebrights or huge Jersey Giants. Your breed and size can factor into it. They can sometimes squeeze up petty tightly once they are on the roost, especially in cold weather, but they may want to spread out more in hot weather. And they need room to fly up and land. If you only have a few chickens it takes a higher percentage of roost space to give them that room. With 200 chickens that percentage would be a lot less. To me there is no one number that works well in all circumstances. More space than you need can get expensive. With 200 typical dual sized chickens I'd be happy with 8" per chicken, no more than 9".Does anyone know how much roosting space or barn size is needed for about 200 free range chickens?