Do you think a 10' roost will be long enough for 12 chickens?

[gale65]

The kind I have are in my signature. The coop will be 10' and I don't really want to add a 2nd roost just to get that extra 2'. Right now they are about 13 weeks old and fit fine on a 6' roost.

 

[KDK1]

I have 3 roosts at 3' each and one at 5'. I had 14 chickens (up untill this morning) and they all crowded onto only two of the 3 footers. 10 feet will be plenty.

 

[jenni22776rn]

Yes..that is plenty big enough. I have a 12' roost for 10 chickens..and there is plenty of room for everyone with room left open!

 

[florida lee]

I have a 16' roost and 11 pullets (20 wks old ) and they all line up and sleep in about 5' to 6 ' of the roost. Same every night.

 

[IRL]

My six chickens (buff orpingtons) take up literally 2' of the 8' roost.

 

[bertman]

Same here. Our six girls have a 40-inch long roost so I was worried that it wasn't big enough. Ha ha.

They all sleep on one end, jammed together, even in the heat of summer--and we're talking North Carolina heat. A couple of them even like to burrow in under a buddy.

It's really hilarious.

 

[ChickiePieGirl]

I made more than a foot of space per chicken, which was unecessary, they all snuggle and cram into one third of the roost anyway...

 

[gale65]

thanks everyone! I will just stick with a single 10' roost then.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

I had about 15 chickens and they all crowded together on 1/2 of my roost LOL We were thinking ours would not be big enough too! Our coop is 8x8 they just all love to smoosh together