Coop Size

[bcmama]

I know that the recommended sq. footage per chicken in the coop is 4-5sq.ft/per. We are building a coop with a floor plan that is 12x6. That would mean that I could literally place 14 chickens in this coop at 5sq.ft per. That doesn't seem possible? I have 6 that I want to make as comfortable as possible. It's an All-in-One type coop. Is it too much space or is more better? 14 seems like way too many.

 

[LadyMe]

What is an AIO coop?

That's not enough sqft if you don't have a run, its usually 5ft +run space from what I've read

 

[Erin~TheChickenLover]

Bigger is better in my opinion. You can't have too much coop space.

 

[bcmama]

All-in-one would be hen house and run all together as opposed to tractor style or just hen house with separate run. that's just what we were calling it.

 

[nuchickontheblock]

I don't know where you live, but if it is a place that's snowy in the winter and your chickens will be indoors, you want to have plenty of space in the coop to avoid any behavior problems. We have a 5x6 coop and 5x6 run for 3 chickens. But we also have their food, water, 2 cans of stored food, nest boxes, etc in the coop, so the floor space gets taken up - so it really isn't that big.

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