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Mjvl
Songster
Thank you so much for these details. This will help me with the modifications.Oh dear. I didn't realize it was quite that tiny.
The Usual Guidelines
For each adult, standard-sized hen you need:
5 hens will need:
- 4 square feet in the coop,
- 10 square feet in the run,
- 1 linear foot of roost,
- 1/4 of a nest box,
- And 1 square foot of permanent, 24/7/365 ventilation, preferably located over the birds' heads when they're sitting on the roost.
If you have limited building skills, a hoop coop is the easiest.
- 20 square feet -- at least 4x5, but 4x6 is easier to build with less waste because you can buy 12-foot boards and cut them in half.
- 50 square feet of run -- at least 6x8, but 8x8 would be even better and not require so much cutting.
- 5 linear feet of roost
- 2 nestboxes
- and 5 square feet of of permanent, 24/7/365 ventilation.
The hoop coop sounds like a viable option as I have very limited building skills.
