How Much Room Do Chickens Need?

As a beginner this is an important article and I'm grateful!

This is a well thought out article. Thank you for taking the time to write and share it with us!

Great article! Well written and very informative.

Thanks! I didn’t think it could be so cut and dried as it sounded.

Great article! I have to agree with most of what you wrote. I see the tiny coops they sell at tractor supply and shake my head. I love having lots of room for my girls. It make life much easier. I find that, at first, I added, removed and just moved things around in there based on how they behaved but now they seem pretty happy with the setup. You mentioned that yours like to fly down from their roosts, where all of mine prefer a ramp. I had put it in when one injured her leg and couldn't jump down and found that all of them used it, so left it in.

All in all, I think everyone should read this when they are starting out.

Great help, now my husband needs to work on a coop extension, complete with a higher roosting bar so the pecking order can be maintained...

so many answers and explanations for things I have desperately been searching!

Thank you for ALOT of great information.

This is a new experience for me and your article was extremely helpful, thank you!

Very good article and very good information! I have a 6x8' chicken coop with only 3 chickens in it and was wondering how many chickens were too much to get. This article explained to me with good information about how much space your chickens need.

Thanks for the in-depth coverage of this topic. It is very helpful as I plan my coop and the number of chickens that will eventually occupy it... their health and well-being is my highest priority.

Very helpful for a newbie!

Thank you for your insight. Knowledge is key.

Yes thank you for this informative article. I've held to the "magic numbers" once I learned more about raising chickens. I never considered the calculations you propose for larger flocks. It makes so much sense provided someone doesn't stop there and not consider the rest of your explanation of providing room to fly to and from the roost. Again, thank you.

Very good article!

Excellent info!

Very straight to the point and well explained!

good intro to the space requirements for chickens, and understanding that every case is different.

My girls and I are in the process of building coops to raise 3 specific breeds of birds and we were all a little disappointed that we probably could only have about 6-7 birds. After reading this article, I believe the coops we are building will probably be able to accommodate 9-10 birds very comfortably. Thank you for this invaluable information.