coop size

[barred buck]

is a 13 X 6 coop big enough for 17 hens they are free range birds but come back to the coop to lay and to roost.....

 

[ericstac]

it is big enough for 17 but why such an odd number, is it already built or something? I prefer sticking to numbers that reduce wood cutting,4,8,10,12.. I'm building an 8x12 for my 17 chickens.

 

[barred buck]

odd number because i just put a 8 foot adition to my existing coop.
cutting is no big deal when its totaly done i'll put some pics up i made it look like a old milk house and barn scale replica to my barn
gambrel roof and all....

 

[Alaskaman]

I am new here and this is my first post, I have raised chickens for 20 some years and the rule of thumb I go by is 2 sf per bird. However over the many years I learned bigger is better when practical and having a walk in coop in is even better.

JMA

 

[teach1rusl]

I use the 4 sq. ft. minimum rule of thumb, and even based on that, yes, your housing is large enough.