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I keep 6 in mine. The house is plenty big enough for them, but I would feel guilty about the run if we kept them in it during the daytime. I think the attached run is about 4' x 8'.

I originally screwed a hook into the ceiling and hung the food dish from it, but we eventually decided to hang it from the roof of the run. It is reasonable protected from the rain underneath one of the built-in shades. The water is under a second one of the shades, raised up on a paving...

You know, I hadn't put 2+2 together on that. Yes, they sleep in their nesting boxes. I've heard my daughter report that sometimes (or maybe just when they were smaller) they piled in 3 per box, even though there was room in the other boxes.

In the model I reviewed there is only one place the roosting bars can go.

@Whovian: Ventilation is key. Make sure whatever you caulk doesn't interfere with that. They aren't supposed to be airtight.

@Whovian: I casually started to sit on the egg box one day and nearly cracked it off, but aside from that it's holding together. It really wasn't meant to hold an adult's weight; I know I mentioned in my review that it's not heavy duty. I remain fundamentally satisfied with it. The...

I've never owned chickens yet - wanted to get the coop all set before buying them, so feel free to take all the following with a big grain of salt. I took a long, tortured time deciding whether to buy or build a coop. I found a coop that looked good to me on Amazon.com - the cconly.com...