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That would be the perfect size for them. But, it wouldn't be a bad idea to go bigger. You never know when you will come across another breed you just have to have or one of your hens will go broody and you'll want to let her hatch chicks, etc.

Whoops, in my last post I somehow got the number of chickens you could fit in that run mixed up with how many square feet it was. That's a silly mistake! Don't know how I did that. So yes, plenty of room in that run. But, you still want to make the coop as big as you can. That's just a good...

The general rule of thumb is 4 square feet per bird in the coop. You can fudge that a bit if they will only be using it for sleeping and won't be spending much time in there at all. 8" per bird is what is recommended for roost space (although they're all going to clump together anyways). And you...

You're not going to find a prefab coop that actually fits 8 hens comfortably. Even the ones that say they do really only fit about two chickens. Plus, they aren't made of quality material and they'll start falling apart on you after a year or two. A coop really only takes a weekend or two to...