Coop size for 4 peas

[peacock 05]

I have 4 peas and am wondering how big the coop needs to be tall and wide?

 

[Joe.G]

You will here different answers, some people say 80 Sq Ft per bird and so on, I have a 20 x 16 foot out door run attached to a 10x8 coop, the run has 10 ft ceilings and the coop has 8 ft, I think that there is plenty of room for 4 birds in this size coop.

 

[peacock 05]

That's a nice coop!!!

 

[autumnmfisher]

We have 5, we have a 16X16 out door run =256sq ft, attached to a indor 13x?8? = 104 so they got 360 sq ft. = 72 sq ft per bird, i think thats good, they don't seem to even notice they're fenced in now - previsouly tried to free range but they were at the neighbors....
All I know (know = think) is they have to be at least 8' wide to allow for displaying and 8' high? ours is 8' high.
oh and learned that we're not supposed to use chicken wire, it isn't strong enough to protect from preditors. to late for me, its already done, oops.

 

[peacock 05]

Yeah you are supposed to use something like fly netting? Idk what it's called! and you'd think chicken wire would be the best right!?

 

[peacock 05]

How many cocks do you have and if you have more than one do yours fight? Or does one know he's boss?

 

[Joe.G]

I have 8 at the moment, 5 Males three Females and everyone gets a long great.

 

[peacock 05]

Really? I have two males but am getting 2 hens very soon. My Demi is the big boss and bosses Eyore around sometimes pecks but once we get hens that should be fine right?

 

[kuntrygirl]

I will be building another pen for 5 and will build it bigger than the first one. Not sure the measurements yet but it will hold 2 males and 3 females.

 

[peacock 05]

Yay!!! I finished building it!!!!!!