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Thanks for your insight. I just figured out what may have happened. This afternoon, I hung a new feeder from the ceiling of the run. The ceiling is only about three feet high. The chickens had to walk by it to get to the coop. Wyandottes seem a bit skittish and nervous and I think they were a...

Tonight, two of my four chickens, decided they wanted to camp outside the coop. One was huddled under my deck in a corner and the other one was perched on the deck railing. They are both Wyandottes. The other two chickens, Orpingtons, went to bed as usual. The Orps have been laying for over a...

Thanks for your help! I'll just try two or three bantams....or do some remodeling of the present coop. Wish I had planned better! I really wanted 4, since we are a family of six! But our back yard is a small city plot, 35ft by 35 feet, and neighbors are right nearby. Dottie

I am more concerned about the house part where they nest and roost. I will let them free range during the day. How many chickens could fit in the chicken house part?

Hello!! I live in Phila and would like to know, when people say you need 3-5 sq ft for each chicken is that just the chicken house (mine is 3ft wide by 2ft by 2ft) or does it include the run? My run is 6ft long, 3 ft wide and 2ft tall. Do i have enough room for 4 chickens? The chicken house has...