4 birds. 4x4 coup. 14x4 run. I let them out and into the yard a few hours a day. Should be fine, but I plan on increasing the run size at some point. Happy and healthy so far.
Thanks for the info. My house is fairly large, and this is actually behind the garage. My neighbors all have 1-3 acres and are not closely distanced. I actually visited a friend a few times with a similar setup and I never noticed a smell or heard any noise, from 8 chickens.
As for the...
Thanks for the suggestions. I figured 3-5' to between the coop and the fence. If I pull the coop 3' from the house, it doesn't leave me much room as I don't want to push too far out. I'm in the pan handle of West Virginia, close the the WV/MD/VA lines. Climate zone 6 or 7 (depending on where...
Hi Everyone! - New to the forum here but I have been lurking for a good while. I'm hoping all of you can help aide in a design of my first coop.
I live on approx. 1.5 acres in a community, not farm land. Currently allowed to have 4 chickens but they have to but in a coop and run. This may...