Adding More Chickens

[CHlCKEN]

I have 220 square foot chicken run, which currently houses 7 hens. Do the math, and I could potentially add 11 more (assuming I build a larger coop outside of the run and clear the space inside) hens giving them about 12 square feet each. I just want opinions on the idea, I’m curious as to wether or not it would work.

Here is my run (currently with a coop and a few things inside taking up space)

 

[CHlCKEN]

Side note: I’m getting a 250 square foot run that will house only 4 ducks. How many more would I be able to add? What is the square-footage-per-duck?

 

[black_cat]

I think you could add four more chickens to that, provided you increase the size of your coop, especially if the coop was off the ground and they could go under.

 

[DucksAreBest]

The minimal square footage for a duck is 4 square feet.

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

I think the chicken run looks plenty full as is. They have plenty of room to move around and get away from each other. Could you "fit" more. Probably. But they would look lke they were packed in there like sardines.

 

[BleuSaphir]

I would think the current run is fantastic for the current amount of chickens.

I say if you want to expand the number of flock, I’d say let make a bigger run and coop!

 

[CHlCKEN]

The minimal square footage for a duck is 4 square feet.

I was thinking more like 10-15 per duck.

 

[CHlCKEN]

I think the chicken run looks plenty full as is. They have plenty of room to move around and get away from each other. Could you "fit" more. Probably. But they would look lke they were packed in there like sardines.

I 100% agree, I think I could add 2 or 3 more. I plan to perhaps build a run sun table for 20-30 hens anyway, so it would make more sense to do that rather than to pack them all in.

 

[CHlCKEN]

I think the chicken run looks plenty full as is. They have plenty of room to move around and get away from each other. Could you "fit" more. Probably. But they would look lke they were packed in there like sardines.

Thanks, yes. I figure if I take out the coop I have, and build a larger one, then I could add maybe 3 more hens, because there is so much room in the back.

 

[ChickensForEggs2500]

I was thinking more like 10-15 per duck.

15-20 feet each in the run and 4+ in the coop