Could this design really house six chickens?

[Kaesi2020]

We downloaded the design specs. For this model back in March and it is how we had built our coop- except we doubled everything thinking it would fit six comfortably. This website says that the original design size can house six chickens, it just seems way small for six- even ours where the size is double seems tight sometimes for our big breeds. What do you think? Thank you.

 

[chickensssssss]

that should work

 

[RojoMarz]

Doesn't look sufficient for 6 chickens, to me.

 

[NatJ]

We downloaded the design specs. For this model back in March and it is how we had built our coop- except we doubled everything thinking it would fit six comfortably. This website says that the original design size can house six chickens, it just seems way small for six- even ours where the size is double seems tight sometimes for our big breeds. What do you think? Thank you.

How much floor space is partly determined by the size of the chickens. Seramas vs. Jersey Giants require vastly different amounts!

Are you asking if your enlarged version is large enough, or if the original size could ever fit six?

 

[Three Little Bunnies]

Doubled, I think it should be fine. I wouldn’t put more than four chickens in the original design.

 

[TooCheep]

Commercial coop producers always lie about capacity. You are judging by humane husbandry standards. They use factory farming numbers.

That run is 25sqft which is tight for three full sized chickens.

Such crowded conditions cause behavioral and stress problems.

 

[imnukensc]

What is the size of the actual coop portion not including the nest box that you built? By my quick "in my head" calcs it's only about 4'x4' which would be a tight squeeze for 6 LF chickens. The original design would not be anywhere near adequate for 6 chickens---even bantams, IMO.

 

[reddogmaster2]

The bigger the Coop & Run, the better for the general health and happiness of the chickens.

 

[Kaesi2020]

How much floor space is partly determined by the size of the chickens. Seramas vs. Jersey Giants require vastly different amounts!

Are you asking if your enlarged version is large enough, or if the original size could ever fit six?

I was just curious about the original design and how it was advertised to fit six. By doubling it we now have 4 ft. Per bird which I think is OK for them. Originally we had built it as specified but felt it was too small so we added on to it.

 

[Kaesi2020]

Commercial coop producers always lie about capacity. You are judging by humane husbandry standards. They use factory farming numbers.

That run is 25sqft which is tight for three full sized chickens.

Such crowded conditions cause behavioral and stress problems.

Thanks for the reply. This pic is old but this is how ours turned out. Cannot see it too well but we doubled the coop size and just made the run as big as we could in the space.