how many chickens can fit in my coop?

[ksmith]

They would just use the coop for roosting, laying eggs, and staying in while raining (during winter). It is 6ft wide, 4ft long, has 6 nesting boxes, and about 18ft of roosting. Right now I have 12 large breed hens, that roost and lay in the coop, and have about a half acre or more to roam free. how many more do you think I could fit? I am not planning on getting any more soon, but when their laying season is over I ant to get new hens. Thankyou!

 

[ADozenGirlz]

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The general recommendation tends to be 4 square feet per bird, but there are qualifications to that such as how much time they'll spend inside the coop and how big the birds are. Here are some useful threads on the issue:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2132
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=226233
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=151510

 

[HappyChickenLover]

I got a 7x15 foot pen i keep 30 layers in

 

[patandchickens]

The best number from the perspective of chicken happiness and ease of management is "as few as you can feel okay about limiting yourself to"

Pat