Hey! My hubby and I built a small 7'x7' coop today (actually we are retro-fitting an existing structure) - it's going to be great!
I have 10 Buff Orp & 10 White Orp chicks arriving in the next month - I'm hoping for at least 4 or 5 pullets of each color, and I'll keep one roo of each color.
We are going to divide this coop right down the center with chicken wire, so I can make sure the right varieties have access to eachother
My question is - how big do we need to make each run for them to be comfortable? Space is not a big issue - but money for fencing IS. They will all have access to free ranging on alternate days (again, so I keep the varieties true).
Thanks for your input! Pics tomorrow.......didn't have camera today
I have 10 Buff Orp & 10 White Orp chicks arriving in the next month - I'm hoping for at least 4 or 5 pullets of each color, and I'll keep one roo of each color.
We are going to divide this coop right down the center with chicken wire, so I can make sure the right varieties have access to eachother

My question is - how big do we need to make each run for them to be comfortable? Space is not a big issue - but money for fencing IS. They will all have access to free ranging on alternate days (again, so I keep the varieties true).
Thanks for your input! Pics tomorrow.......didn't have camera today
