First time designing a run

[Kilm]

Hi folks,

A friend is getting divorced and they can't agree on the three chickens, so I've been offered them..always fancied it, so might as well give it a shot.

My question is, would this work for a run?

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

@3KillerBs
Knows all the dementions you should have.

 

[3KillerBs]

Welcome to BYC. Where, in general, are you? Climate matters, especially when it comes to housing.

I'm not seeing a photo of what you're asking about, but here's some general information:

For each adult, standard-sized hen you need:

• 4 square feet in the coop (.37 square meters)
• 10 square feet in the run (.93 square meters),
• 1 linear foot of roost (.3 meters),
• 1/4 of a nest box,
• And 1 square foot (.09 square meters) of permanent, 24/7/365 ventilation, preferably located over the birds' heads when they're sitting on the roost.

So for 3 hens you'll need at least 30 square feet -- 4x8. If you *can* give them more space it's better, especially because in a very small run a greater proportion of the space is taken up by their equipment.

Just so you can see what that looks like relative to the size of a chicken, here's a photo of 3 Blue Australorp cockerels in my 4x8 brooder. At this age they're just slightly smaller than an adult hen of the same breed:

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Welcome to BYC. Where, in general, are you? Climate matters, especially when it comes to housing.

I'm not seeing a photo of what you're asking about, but here's some general information:

For each adult, standard-sized hen you need:

• 4 square feet in the coop (.37 square meters)
• 10 square feet in the run (.93 square meters),
• 1 linear foot of roost (.3 meters),
• 1/4 of a nest box,
• And 1 square foot (.09 square meters) of permanent, 24/7/365 ventilation, preferably located over the birds' heads when they're sitting on the roost.

So for 3 hens you'll need at least 30 square feet -- 4x8. If you *can* give them more space it's better, especially because in a very small run a greater proportion of the space is taken up by their equipment.

Just so you can see what that looks like relative to the size of a chicken, here's a photo of 3 Blue Australorp cockerels in my 4x8 brooder. At this age they're just slightly smaller than an adult hen of the same breed:

Your cockerel are beautiful

 

[DobieLover]

What breed/size chickens?
Do you have a proper/predator proof coop?
LF chickens need 3-4 sq ft of floor space per bird in the coop, depending on design and predominant weather. 1 nest box per 5 hens works well. I've run 5 nest boxes for up to 27 hens and there was always on box that was never even used.
Another often quoted minimum is 1 sq ft of permanent ventilation per bird in the coop but this is nearly impossible to achieve with a small coop. But the maximum amount of ventilation should integrated into the coop.
The most frequently sited amount of minimum space in the run is 10 sq ft per bird but I feel that is too small. I prefer a minimum of 15 sq ft per bird.

 

[3KillerBs]

Your cockerel are beautiful

Thank you. I got them from Welp and those were my culls (one of the 5 had been sold already and the one I kept was even handsomer). I highly recommend Welp's Blue Australorps to anyone who wants that breed.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Thank you. I got them from Welp and those were my culls (one of the 5 had been sold already and the one I kept was even handsomer). I highly recommend Welp's Blue Australorps to anyone who wants that breed.

I wish i lived somewhere i could have roosters and have more than 5 chickens. I will remember that hatchery though.

 

[3KillerBs]

I wish i lived somewhere i could have roosters and have more than 5 chickens. I will remember that hatchery though.

Unfortunately for people who are restricted to only small numbers, Welp has a 25 bird minimum.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Unfortunately for people who are restricted to only small numbers, Welp has a 25 bird minimum.

Alot of hatcheries do. That is why i have to order through a store for what breeds i want.

 

[aart]

Hi folks,

A friend is getting divorced and they can't agree on the three chickens, so I've been offered them..always fancied it, so might as well give it a shot.

My question is, would this work for a run?

Welcome to BYC @Kilm , try to disregard the chatter that cropped up here.
But it seems you meant to post a pic or link?
Maybe try that again, so we can see waht your question pertains to.