Brooder supplies

[Alex S]

Seventeen currently. I've brooded two batches of chickens and let a hen hatch twice. I had two different predator attacks and lost some birds over the summer and have dispatched one rooster so far. The number changes a lot! Hoping to get to 30-40 by this time next year.

Wow! Any Buff Orpingtons??

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Wow! Any Buff Orpingtons??

No but I have brahmas which have similar traits and personalities.

 

[Alex S]

No but I have brahmas which have similar traits and personalities.

I found these coop plans on my pet chicken. When It says 8 feet deep, does that mean length?

 

[humblehillsfarm]

I found these coop plans on my pet chicken. When It says 8 feet deep, does that mean length? View attachment 2486274

That would mean length. Word of advice: build the biggest coop you can manage/afford to build. Even if you only had 4 chickens, better to build it big than need to build another coop later.

 

[Alex S]

That would mean length. Word of advice: build the biggest coop you can manage/afford to build. Even if you only had 4 chickens, better to build it big than need to build another coop later.

Im trying to build a 6x8 coop because my family said 8x8 would take up too much space. I can't find any compact 6x8 coop plans though. My original plans were the 8x8 construct 101 plans but it was to big.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Im trying to build a 6x8 coop because my family said 8x8 would take up too much space. I can't find any compact 6x8 coop plans though. My original plans were the 8x8 construct 101 plans but it was to big.

6X8 is still pretty big! My current coop is 4x6, but it's too small for 17 chickens. It worked best for 10-12 chickens.

 

[Alex S]

6X8 is still pretty big! My current coop is 4x6, but it's too small for 17 chickens. It worked best for 10-12 chickens.

Ok actually let me give full detail on what I want my coop to be...

6x8 walk-in chicken coop and run able to hold 8-10 standard chickens and external nesting boxes

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Ok actually let me give full detail on what I want my coop to be...

6x8 walk-in chicken coop and run able to hold 8-10 standard chickens and external nesting boxes

Is the coop itself 6X8 and the run separate? Or are the measurements for both the coop and the run? A coop by itself that is 6x8 sounds great. You need 3-4sq feet per standard sized chicken for the coop, ideally (I'm way below that myself), and for the run, you should have about 10sq feet per chicken, ideally. I free range currently, so that's why my coop size works even though it's too small. I'm building a much larger coop currently with a run that is 400 sq feet.

 

[Alex S]

Is the coop itself 6X8 and the run separate? Or are the measurements for both the coop and the run? A coop by itself that is 6x8 sounds great. You need 3-4sq feet per standard sized chicken for the coop, ideally (I'm way below that myself), and for the run, you should have about 10sq feet per chicken, ideally. I free range currently, so that's why my coop size works even though it's too small. I'm building a much larger coop currently with a run that is 400 sq feet.

Coop 6x8. Run... haven't done the math yet

 

[Alex S]

Is the coop itself 6X8 and the run separate? Or are the measurements for both the coop and the run? A coop by itself that is 6x8 sounds great. You need 3-4sq feet per standard sized chicken for the coop, ideally (I'm way below that myself), and for the run, you should have about 10sq feet per chicken, ideally. I free range currently, so that's why my coop size works even though it's too small. I'm building a much larger coop currently with a run that is 400 sq feet.

How would this box work for a brooder?