We have been reading loads on here for months, have our 4 girls moved into their pre built coop and everything seems fine.
We have now decided our coop is too small for our chickens, the run is ok-ish as they are in a 60 foot garden all day anyway but we want them to be happy when locked up.
I have done a search after search but i just want to be 100% sure that i have my calculations right as i have seen some other coops that have confused me.
The above coop states it is for 8 chickens but by my calculations that is way too small, or am i wrong?
For 8 chickens i have figured we need a 6 x 6 coop (Excluding the run and yes we have convinced ourselves to get 4 more chickens
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Am i right? Do we take into consideration the height as well or does that not matter?
We have now decided our coop is too small for our chickens, the run is ok-ish as they are in a 60 foot garden all day anyway but we want them to be happy when locked up.
I have done a search after search but i just want to be 100% sure that i have my calculations right as i have seen some other coops that have confused me.
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The above coop states it is for 8 chickens but by my calculations that is way too small, or am i wrong?
For 8 chickens i have figured we need a 6 x 6 coop (Excluding the run and yes we have convinced ourselves to get 4 more chickens
![wee.gif](https://www.backyardchickens.com/img/smilies/wee.gif)
Am i right? Do we take into consideration the height as well or does that not matter?