CCX run sizing?

[GracePoultry]

Hia! Raising Cornish cross for the first time this summer! I'll have them in a chicken tractor that I'll be moving daily so they will always have fresh grass.
Is the sizing the same for pet chickens? (which I believe is 10 or more Sq. Ft. per bird?)

 

[HenriettaPizzaNolan]

Technically, no. People usually say something like 2 or 3 sq. ft. per bird, but honestly I have such a different opinion of CX since I started feeding them 18% protein instead of higher. Because my birds aren't so fat they can't move, they enjoy grazing every bit of their 10+ sq. ft. per bird. If I fed them to grow at a quicker rate and they were spending most of the day lying down, maybe they wouldn't need so much space.

So, it depends.

 

[FunClucks]

I raised mine in a fixed covered run. I found 5 sq ft per chicken was fine. I fed 20% protein free access during daylight hrs. I put the water and food on opposite ends of the coop so they had to stand up and move about. Spent most of the day lying down.