Hello fellow bird-lovers.
I am currently in the process of designing a new chicken coop + run. However, I am a bit uncertain of the size of it.
I am designing it for 1.6 sussex, and 0.3 Brahma, plus whatever chickens that may come from this.
I am thinking of a size of 0,5 m2 per. animal (approx. 5,4 squarefoot) for the coop.
For the run I am thinking around 2 m2 per animal (21,5 squarefoot).
Additionally I will probably be freeranging them once in a while. Luckily the most dangerous predators in Denmark (at least where I live) is dogs and foxes
Thus the coop will be 2,5 x 2 meters (6,7 x 8,2 foot)
And the run will be 4 x 5 meters (13 x 16,4 foot).
The idea is that the coop will be raised about 0,7 m (2,3 foot) above ground, thus exploiting the space in my garden even better.
How does this sound?
I am currently in the process of designing a new chicken coop + run. However, I am a bit uncertain of the size of it.
I am designing it for 1.6 sussex, and 0.3 Brahma, plus whatever chickens that may come from this.
I am thinking of a size of 0,5 m2 per. animal (approx. 5,4 squarefoot) for the coop.
For the run I am thinking around 2 m2 per animal (21,5 squarefoot).
Additionally I will probably be freeranging them once in a while. Luckily the most dangerous predators in Denmark (at least where I live) is dogs and foxes

Thus the coop will be 2,5 x 2 meters (6,7 x 8,2 foot)
And the run will be 4 x 5 meters (13 x 16,4 foot).
The idea is that the coop will be raised about 0,7 m (2,3 foot) above ground, thus exploiting the space in my garden even better.
How does this sound?