Appalachickens
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Wouldn't a 20x20 coop be 400 square feet?if you wanted a coop for 10 chickens you need 40 square feet
so for example, a 20x20 coop would be bare minimum for 10 chickens
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Wouldn't a 20x20 coop be 400 square feet?if you wanted a coop for 10 chickens you need 40 square feet
so for example, a 20x20 coop would be bare minimum for 10 chickens
Hi there,
You all were so helpful when I posted a possible coop picture, that I thought I'd do it again. Due to your advice, I'm now aiming for between 30-40 sq ft for 6-10 hens (probably starting with 8 this spring).
A local builder has some pre-made coops for sale that look pretty good to me. This is a link to the larger version, but I'd be getting a 5x7 for $850 that is the same design - picture of the 5x7 attached. He said there is ventilation under the roof eaves. It looks well built. I would add a run around it.
Do you have any suggestion for questions I should ask him?
Thank you!
Sonia
How tall do you think it needs to be to ensure enough height for the roosting bar to be in the right place? I believe it's 7'4" from ground to roof, which seems pretty tall to me.
Thank you!
Whenever I see a coop built with more nests than the chickens it would hold need, I know the builder knows nothing about chickens
Wouldn't a 20x20 coop be 400 square feet?
I think you’re correct on the square footage, nesting boxes are overkill but not harmful. My main concern would be the ventilation set up. You would need 8sqft of ventilation for the 5x7 coop. The windows would be closed during the winter so that sqft doesn’t count. Good news is that if that coop is 7ft tall like you said, then you have room to fix the ventilation. You could cut openings for ventilation and cover with hardware cloth. The run should have 8-10sqft for each bird.Thanks for all your input. He told me the roof was vented but I don't know how much. I'll ask him how much sq footage of ventilation there is
I'm unclear why you all think it's too small - the 5x7 one is 35 square feet and if we had 6 or 8 hens, at 4 sq foot per bird, that's 32 sq ft max, right?
How tall do you think it needs to be to ensure enough height for the roosting bar to be in the right place? I believe it's 7'4" from ground to roof, which seems pretty tall to me.
Thank you!
20 times 20 is 400. 10 birds don't need 400 square feet in there coop. 20 plus 20 is 40, but to get area its different. for 40 square feet you need a 10x4 or 5x8 foot coop.
Yes, I read that and deleted the post. Sorry for correcting you twice!If you read above, I realized my mistake already.
all good, I fixed my post. I forgot how to mathYes, I read that and deleted the post. Sorry for correcting you twice!
But think if all the options you can have if you go that big.
You could fit 100 chickens in there! That would be so cool!But think if all the options you can have if you go that big.