Can a coop be too big???

[urbancountrygal]

I am have a 8x8 coop built next weekend. I have 9 pullets now and plan to get about 6 more. With all that extra room will it be too cold for them in the winters???

 

[krcote]

Too big?!?!

Never! Where are you located? Cold to some people is very different than cold to others...

 

[chickenman112233]

hi
i have had not that much experience with chickens but i made mine out of my little sister cubby. it is about 10x10 metres and i have 4 chickens and it is nice and warm in there at night so i dont think it should be to big.

 

[Lisa7907]

According to the 4sq. ft. per bird recommendation, an 8X8 can house up to 18, so your 15 will use quite a bit of your available space anyway. They will be just fine.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

that coop will be stuffed full in a couple months.

 

[serenityNH]

My coop is an 8 x 12 for 10 chickens- though I'm sure that 10 won't stay 10 for long

 

[terrilhb]

It can be to small but never to big. The bigger the better. Than you can get more chickens.

 

[VelvettFog]

You can never have too much money, be too thin, have too much fun, or have a chicken coop that is too big.

just cant

 

[flowergirl60]

No way. I wish I had built mine larger.

 

[fdehaven]

I built my first coop last may. Then I replaced it with a bigger coop in September just to have the extra room for my 7 RIR. Went from a 4x8 to a 8x10. One thing you can never have is too big of a coop.
You can see it on my members page.