how many chickens can i have in this coop?

[TheBeatlesAddict]

Its 4 1/2 feet tall, 3 ft wide and 6 ft long. I currently have 2 standard pullets and 1 standard roo. How many more (if any) can I get?

 

[turtlebird]

4 sq feet per standard bird...lets see, you can get 1 1/2 more standard size birds. Maybe an addition onto the present coop? You know about chicken math don't you? Very dangerous territory!

 

[TheBeatlesAddict]

I would LOVE to have a huge coop but being 18 I don't make much money, nor do I have the authority to put a big building in the yard. However, building onto this coop is a possibility. I'm just glad that for now I can get one more standard and maybe one more smaller breed?

 

[mgw]

You ca get 4 standards in it you have 18 sq ft , for 4 you only need 16 sq ft

 

[mgw]

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opps I thought you only had 2 my bad

 

[TheBeatlesAddict]

Ill have to expand it. I've gotta have more than 4....

 

[leahthor]

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See, chicken math is at work!

 

[Xanthro]

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Make it bigger than you think you'll need. Chicken math has hit you.

 

[Xanthro]

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Cover the small planters with hardware cloth, so the kitty grass can grow out the top, but the chickens can't get to the base or roots. They'll eat everything they can reach, and will destroy the plants within an hour if you don't protect the base and roots.