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I think that my 'research' on their sexing accuracy with the bantams is going to be posting a thread asking about other people's experiences with them XD

Ah, that could be a good idea! the coop will be the same size no matter what. Maybe I could make a smaller door to add more run? The human door would stay the same, but I could add some more run space on. Thanks!

I could NEVER bring myself to cull any birds, least of all ones that I was attached to. Mypetchicken offers sexed bantams, so I'll do some research on whether or not they are usually accurate.

Yes, they definitely couldn't be out that much. I'd say probably from a half hour to 2 hours a day would happen. I'm worried about bantam sexing, I know that they are very hard to sex and I can't have roosters.

Yes, I was thinking bantams if I wanted to fit more birds, or had to shrink the run down to 5x8. They will have time out of the coop, some supervised free ranging.

*googles what Minorcas are* I mostly want them for pets, but other family members are after eggs. I'll have to see what their priority is: giving up less yard space or getting more/bigger eggs. Here's my list of what I want to have eventually: Starting with Barred Rock x3 Adding later: Silver...

Yes, I'd obviously give myself infinite budget and infinite space (and also lots of chickens) for the project but I am pressed on space and on money. I'd like to have 6 birds in total. I've read anywhere from 7 to 10 square feet per bird in the run. If I were to have 6 standards with a 5x10 run...

boost? I'm currently designing a coop, and I want to make sure I have enough space. I'm not good at chicken math, besides the part where you get 4 million chickens.

How many standard size chickens could I keep in a 5x5 coop with a 10x5 run? How many bantams? What would be a good mix? How many bantams could I keep in a 5x5 coop with a 5x8 run? How many standards? What would be a good mix? (note: when I say what would be a good mix, I mean ratio of bantams...