A good Coop?

[toejam]

Would a coop that is 8ft long, 5ft wide and 2ft high work for 10-15 broilers? If not, what would work.

 

[Whitewater]

8 ft long and 5 ft wide gives you a total of 40 square feet, which other more experienced people will tell you is enough room for 10 chickens inside the coop, because the general standard seems to be 4 square feet per bird in the coop itself, and 10 square feet per bird in the run -- speaking of which, you didn't give any run dimensions, even meat birds like to get out of the coop every once in a while, I would, if I were in your situation, consider adding a run. Maybe later after your broilers are gone you'll want layers, who knows?

Somebody who has more experience with meat birds will probably come along shortly

I am assuming the space requirements are the same for meat birds as they are for layers but maybe they aren't, I honestly don't know, as I've been concentrating on our very small flock of egg-layers and getting info that's relevant to their own needs.

Hope this helps!


Whitewater

 

[patandchickens]

Industrially, meat chickens are raised with less than 2 sq ft per chicken; you'd be giving them twice that.

Personally I prefer to give them more room for exercise, but what you propose will certainly *work*. As the previous poster says, if you could add more area (e.g. a run) it'd be nice.

If this is an enclosed indoor type coop, remember you will need MUCHO ventilation and open-air-ness, as broilers are INCREDIBLY MIND-BOGGLINGLY stinky and need much, much, much more fresh air than normal chickens do.

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[toejam]

ok, well I miss spoke. This will be put on the grass and be moved to fresh patches.