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is there any particular size that would be cost effective for building materials? ie. would it be cheaper to build a 4x8 because 2x4's come in 8 footers, and sheeting comes 4x8? I know a 6x6 offers more square footage, I'm just trying to simplify things and keep it all affordable. I've even...

I'd say 9 chickens is pretty good then. And i was planning on a 12 x 12 fenced yard. (including the space under the raised coop). This should be plenty for 9 chickens based on the 10 square feet per bird thing. Thanks!

Hey, I'm planning out my coop design and wanted to "peck" your brains a bit. I'm planning on starting out with 6 hens, but dont want to build too small because I can forsee myself wanting to probably increase to 12 hens if all goes well. I've read 3 square feet per bird, but if the nest boxes...