How many chickens can I house?

[saraiquimby1]

Hello!
I am wondering how many chickens can comfortably be housed in my coop.
My actual coop is 17x12ft I think. The run is 25ft by 30 ft.
We free range them a lot but do lock them up sometimes. They usually get let out at least 5 days a week to roam out 7 acres.

So, without crowding them if they do stay locked up, how many can I house?
We currently have 12. Used to have 20ish and they never seemed crowded. Never had any feather picking or anything.
Thanks.

 

[lazy gardener]

24. 4 s.f./bird in the coop.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Hello!
I am wondering how many chickens can comfortably be housed in my coop.
My actual coop is 12x8ft I think. The run is 25ft by 30 ft.
We free range them a lot but do lock them up sometimes. They usually get let out at least 5 days a week to roam out 7 acres.

So, without crowding them if they do stay locked up, how many can I house?
We currently have 12. Used to have 20ish and they never seemed crowded. Never had any feather picking or anything.
Thanks.
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If the chickens will always have access to the run even in the winter and will not be locked into the coop except for at night then I say you could house 25-30 comfortably in your set up.

 

[saraiquimby1]

Okay thank you @lazy gardener
I lied though, i just measured it and its 17x12. I couldn't remember. So by that math maybe a bunch lol I don't need 50 birds lol
Yes they are never locked just in the coop. They have 24/7 access to the run.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Okay thank you @lazy gardener
I lied though, i just measured it and its 17x12. I couldn't remember. So by that math maybe a bunch lol I don't need 50 birds lol

If you give each bird 4 sq feeet then you can house 51 chickens in that set up.

 

[saraiquimby1]

OK thank you all!! I am only wanting like 25-30. Just wanted to make sure that wasn't too many. I don't want to clean up after 51 birds
Pardon the poop boards in those pictures. Today is cleaning day.