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I worry about the little ones with the hawks, they aren't super friendly, don't know if I can get them back in! I would love to let them out to explore. Just thought waiting till they were a bit older was a good idea. When I have some time tomorrow I will let them out and keep an eye on them.

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The big coop is about (I'm guessing here) 4x3 not counting nesting boxes. The other is 3x3 with nesting boxes. So 21 sq feet (about) between the two. That's 10.5 birds @ 2 sq ft each. I will have 8 standard hens and 2 bantam hens to share this space. Its tight I know, but I hope the free ranging...

Aart, I have 2 coops, prefab, which aren't very big. One is big enough I believe for the big girls, both are plenty big for the bantam. Each coop has its own 'run. The shared run is 12x12, the big girls get to free range daily. I have 8 PR about 12 weeks old, 6 bantams about 7 weeks old. 4 of...

As of yesterday evening, the bantams have their own portion of the bigger run. Its fenced off from the big girls, but gives them more room. My DH was going to build a gate for people access this weekend, but what I'm going to do us cut a small hole in a few places that the bantams can get...

Harmony: Do you think they can all eventually learn to get along? That's my preference, but I don't want any injuries or losses in the process!

So, here's the deal. 8 Production Red hens, currently 12 weeks old. 6 Bantams (4 of which are roosters) about 8 weeks old. Original plan: 8x8 shed with large run, etc etc etc. That didn't work out. After buying the big girls, we purchased a prefab coop, which is working out well, not quite...