I understand and know you have a lot on your plate with all of this but I would still suggest that specifying the large/bantam information is most crucial and merits inclusion from the start.
Hi nychick83! Thank you for listening to us, I really appreciate it!
From searching here, I see 5 sq ft of run per bantam recommended as a minimum so a 16 sq ft run should be 3 bantams max. So on the "mini" it's the run size that limits it.
Thank you again for the revisions and all the best to...
Hi nychick83, I just noticed you made some updates to your site. I hope it's still an ongoing process and your numbers aren't finalized yet.
This coop with a 16 sqft run (4' x 4') is very tiny and IMHO should not be recommended for "up to 4 chickens" even bantams...
x2 what aart and lazy gardener said:
I don't get snow, my coop is not a walk in coop and my nest boxes are bumped out so my measurements are 12 + 3 + 15 + 12 + 18 = 60 which works for me and my bad back but you shouldn't design based on my part of the country. A coop designed for the north will...
In the interest of newbies and their chickens, I think it would be better to be as specific as possible and state the square footage of coop and run and also say how many large fowl it fits max and how many bantams max.
My honest opinion is that with so little space allocated per bird, your plans say to me that you don't care about the health and wellbeing of your potential customers' chickens.