Begginer needs a good plan for starts

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Hi i am fairly new to the chicken caring world and plan to have just hens but i am kind of confused what i should do with my space, since i cant post pictures i will try my best to explain it. I have a space with already three walls; one being a fence, another that connects to the fence and my house wall which is my third wall.
the dimensions are 5 foot 6 inches by 11 ft which is 60.5 square feet. What im trying to do is put a fence of some sort to close the space creating four walls. But then what do i need to do?( im sorry if this is an obvious question, im lost; what do i need to build?) Additionally can 3 chickens fit in that space?
 
The usual recommendation is for 10 square feet of run space for chickens, so I think what you have would be fine for 3 hens. Beyond that, you need to chicken/predator proof your fences (things like putting netting across chain link, that sort of thing) and a house/shelter for them. There's a really nice plan on the Purina Mills website that should fit your space and plans pretty well.
 

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