Help me decide on a chicken coop

[3KillerBs]

How many chickens do you recommend for a 17x14 run?

The Usual Guidelines aren't hard-and-fast RULES, but the 10 square feet per chicken in the run makes a good starting point.

However, to get a good picture of what 4 square feet in the coop and 10 square feet in the run really means, consider the fact that it's exactly the size of a large bathmat next to that little, 2'x5', fiberglass tub/shower combo drop-in that you find in the hall bathroom of a modest manufactured home.

The square footage of that run suggests about 23 chickens -- but that may or may not work depending on the individual chickens and your management methods.

 

[aart]

How many chickens do you recommend for a 17x14 run?

Is this the run you already have?
Do you already have a coop?

Coop size is really the deciding factor, especially in your climate.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Yes, I already have this run.

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

The thing is this is a walk in coop....
The person said they had 7 chickens in it.

Walk in for who, children? It says it is only 4 feet 4 inches tall. I don't know about you, but I am much taller than that.

 

[Brooks_]

However, to get a good picture of what 4 square feet in the coop and 10 square feet in the run really means, consider the fact that it's exactly the size of a large bathmat next to that little, 2'x5', fiberglass tub/shower combo drop-in that you find in the hall bathroom of a modest manufactured home.

Your visuals are helpful, if nobody has said so.

 

[aart]

Yes, I already have this run.

Do you have a coop too...and how many birds??

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Do you have a coop too...and how many birds??

No adult birds at the moment

 

[McChooky]

I need to know the following.

1. Does it look predator proof?
2. Does it have adequate ventilation?
3. How many chickens can it hold max?

It is about 4x6 and 5'9" from the ground to the peak of the roof.
Oh, and I would definitely add locks to all the doors.
Thank you!
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Beautiful and well built but its too small but for a few hens.You need only one or two nest boxes for a few hens. As a rule they need 4 sq ft each in the coop not counting the nest boxes .They spend a lot of time in their coops so the bigger the better.You could drill holes no bigger than 1/2" and easily add more ventilation to this one.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Beautiful and well built but its too small but for a few hens.You need only one or two nest boxes for a few hens. As a rule they need 4 sq ft each in the coop not counting the nest boxes .They spend a lot of time in their coops so the bigger the better.You could drill holes no bigger than 1/2" and easily add more ventilation to this one.

Thanks for your input!

 

[McChooky]

I need to know the following.

1. Does it look predator proof?
2. Does it have adequate ventilation?
3. How many chickens can it hold max?

It is about 4x6 and 5'9" from the ground to the peak of the roof.
Oh, and I would definitely add locks to all the doors.
Thank you!
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I would lower the roosting bars so they don't get wind or draft on them as they roost. The lowest part of the vent should be a foot above the top of their head when on the roost.