How many can I really have?

[CowgirlPenny]

What number would you be comfortable at with these coop dimensions? My husband and I are not agreeing on this.

The main coop is 8x8 that houses all roost bars. A smaller structure sits directly behind it that's 4x4 with a window and the nestboxes and a small door that my kids go to, to collect eggs. So overall 8x8+4x4 gives me 80 square feet. We also have an 8x 24 run attached to the front.

How many hens would you feel comfortable keeping in there?

 

[DancingHen]

With 80 square feet inside and just under 200 square feet outside I would house about 20 chickens in there....give or take a few. That would be large fowl breeds. I would think you could easily have 30 or more bantams happily live in the same space. Or, if you have both large and small breeds, you can split the difference.