Am I right? Or wrong?

[madison0614]

Is a 10x10 coop big enough for 25 chickens? I tried to do the math, but not sure if I'm correct. Here's my math... 2x2 space for chicken. So a 10x2 would be big enough for 5 chickens. Therefore a 10x10 coop is 100 feet and 100/25=4 feet which is 2x2 feet of space. Am I right? Or am I off?

 

[junebuggena]

It depends on the breed. The 4 foot guideline is based on a medium leghorn type breed. If you have larger, dual purpose chickens they will need more room. If you have bantams, they need less room.

 

[madison0614]

It depends on the breed. The 4 foot guideline is based on a medium leghorn type breed. If you have larger, dual purpose chickens they will need more room. If you have bantams, they need less room.

I have about 4 bantams 3 production red and 4 barred rocks. But I plan on getting 4 more bantams and 10 red sex links or Easter eggers.

 

[junebuggena]

That many would be pushing it. Production Reds, Barred Rocks and Red Sexlinks are all large breeds. Easter Eggers can have a huge range of sizes. I have one that is barely four pounds and another that is well over 6. Large breeds need a minimum of 5 sq ft per bird in the coop. The bantams only need about 2 sq ft per bird. You have enough room to comfortably add the 4 bantams and only 8 sexlinks or Easter Eggers. Keep in mind that hatcheries have a hard time sexing Easter Eggers accurately. You will probably end up with a cockerel or two.

 

[madison0614]

That many would be pushing it. Production Reds, Barred Rocks and Red Sexlinks are all large breeds. Easter Eggers can have a huge range of sizes. I have one that is barely four pounds and another that is well over 6. Large breeds need a minimum of 5 sq ft per bird in the coop. The bantams only need about 2 sq ft per bird. You have enough room to comfortably add the 4 bantams and only 8 sexlinks or Easter Eggers. Keep in mind that hatcheries have a hard time sexing Easter Eggers accurately. You will probably end up with a cockerel or two.

Thank you so much. This really helped.

 

[Folly's place]

Also, in my experience, production reds and sex links are more aggressive than some, more prone to feather picking, and needing more space. Mary

 

[aart]

Depends also on your climate and run size.
Probably not much snow where you are?
So a big run that they could use in the day time year round would help with any crowding based on the 4sqft 'rule'.

Can also depend on how you set up the coop for floor space.
If you use compact waterers and feeders and poop boards under the roosts, that can afford more usable space.