How far should your Chicken Coop be from your Well?

[RiverNash]

I have 30 Chickens and I am concerned about how close their Coop & Run should be from my Well.

 

[HEChicken]

What are your specific concerns about the well? My coop is not far from my well (maybe 20'?) and I like the close proximity for fetching water.

 

[Haunted55]

To my mind there are a lot of variables here. Dug well or drilled? Sandy soil or heavy clay? Sloped or flat ground? If it's a drilled well and there are no breaks in the cap you should be fine within 10 - 15'. If it's a dug well......then you need to think about all of the variables mentioned above.

I have a dug well that supplies all of our water. I have tried to be super careful with how the animal housing is situated as well as making sure all composting is done down hill from the well. I have heavy soil so it would be harder for contamination of the water to occur from the chickens free ranging but not impossible. For this reason, I buy one of the home test kits for water and check it at least twice a year.

 

[7L Farm]

I'm not understanding the question. I have a well its about 500 ft deep. I have water spickets all around I just add pvc under ground & put spickets where ever I need one. I insulate the pipe coming out of the ground.

 

[wekiva bird]

What does your zoning say, well from your blackwater tank and drain lines. We have to be 100yd from the well.