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Your measuring tape adventure was a riot! OK, unless I missed something here, only thing left is the roosts. They do need to be at least the size of the wide side of a 2X4. Chickens do not like hanging on to a round roost. Even where I live, flat roosts let them rest on their feet and...

Rules of thumb here: 4 sq ft per bird in the coop, 10 in the run 8" to 10" of roost space per bird I'm guessing you are in Alaska or northern Canada from the daylight, where chickens often stay indoors for long periods in the cold months. Sounds to me like you have some re-thinking to do.

How big is the coop? What is the roost made of? How well ventilated is it? You hae, what, 6 hens, 22 youngsters, and 10 meaties? Where is the food and water? Do you ever give them treats?