steppinthrax
In the Brooder
So I guess I realized I kinda realized I have many chicks and as a result i will need a rather large coop. So I have around 12 chicks. They are in a brooder right now but I will need to build a coop pretty fast. I have very good DIY skills and capable of doing this, but I need some general ideas. I'm open to buying ready made if the price is about the same however the size of the coops you get outside seem kinda small even for a small number of birds (4 or 5).
I was told that I will need roughly 3 sq feet per chick so since I have 12; I would need around 36sqft. I'm thinking either a 10 x 4 or 4 x 9 coop size, does this include the size of the run? Also for a flock this large, how many nesting boxes would I need?
I was told that I will need roughly 3 sq feet per chick so since I have 12; I would need around 36sqft. I'm thinking either a 10 x 4 or 4 x 9 coop size, does this include the size of the run? Also for a flock this large, how many nesting boxes would I need?