The 7 chicks are all bantams and The older 10 are all standard so would this be fine or should I still make it 12x6? They also have access to a much larger fenced in area that they go in during the day.
I’d still go with 12X6, and although they free range there will need to have access to a covered run for times they can’t go out.
what times could they not go out? Hawks get run off from my place if they even fly through , crows are my friends .I’d still go with 12X6, and although they free range there will need to have access to a covered run for times they can’t go out.
Mine have a covered run that could be larger, I had to round them up today because there was a massive hawk circling our yard looking for a chicken dinner
Weather for one, I have no idea where OP is. A covered run big enough for all the chickens is never a bad idea.
I am in Michigan and they will all have access to a large covered run along with a shed in their fenced in area. Thankfully, we also have many crows and have not had any problems with hawks this far.
oh I keep forgetting that people live where that nasty white cold crap falls from the sky lol
You don’t have inclement weather where you live? I’m In GA, and we have Wrath of Dog thunderstorms here. Yeah, chickens need a covered space to hang when whatever happens.
