How many chickens can I put here?

[CHlCKEN]

My duck run is going to be 250 square feet plus an extension for the coop and the pond.

Gee I only ordered 4, what was I thinking?!

 

[CHlCKEN]

My duck run is going to be 250 square feet plus an extension for the coop and the pond.

Gee I only ordered 4, what was I thinking?!

Damn I just calculated and I can have for 4 times that

 

[CHlCKEN]

I’ll just get a drake to make some babies and fill up all that wasted space

 

[Aunt Angus]

My duck run is going to be 250 square feet plus an extension for the coop and the pond.

Gee I only ordered 4, what was I thinking?!

Oh my goodness! I was talking to some duck owners on another thread, and they told me I could keep up to 1000 ducks on 1 acre. I have 3 whole acres. That's 3000 DUCKIES.

 

[CHlCKEN]

Oh my goodness! I was talking to some duck owners on another thread, and they told me I could keep up to 1000 ducks on 1 acre. I have 3 whole acres. That's 3000 DUCKIES.

Wow! I have a friend with over 1000 ducks, and she sent me a video of her letting the ducks from their roaming area, to their coop shelter, and it was just incredible watching them all parade in there

I was SO jealous

 

[CHlCKEN]

Oh my goodness! I was talking to some duck owners on another thread, and they told me I could keep up to 1000 ducks on 1 acre. I have 3 whole acres. That's 3000 DUCKIES.

You gonna take advantage? I have 21 acres

Let’s see.....
that’s room for 21000 ducks?!

 

[black_cat]

So do your parents

My parents are apparently open to more chickens but not open to expanding the run (even if we didn't get more)

 

[CHlCKEN]

You gonna take advantage? I have 21 acres

Let’s see.....
that’s room for 21000 ducks?!

@black_cat i need someone to stop me before I pay for this

(just kidding )

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

Is there a place you can pick up chicks? Like a feed store or a local breeder? You could get 2 then. Your setup seems ok for 6 unless behavior issues arise. You will def need temporary space for integration.

Full disclosure: My opinion is a little skewed because after my chickens had a big yard to roam in, confining them makes it seem like they're cramped. It's like downsizing your TV. A 60 in TV will seem tiny if you used to have a 72 in (for illustration purposes only - I have a 42 in, and it seems ginormous in my little house - lol). My flock if 9 have about 780 sq ft (coop + covered run + fenced chicken yard) and I still want to give them more. I think I have a problem....

I see no problem! Better to have a ton of room they might not even use than to be packed in like sardines!

 

[black_cat]

Is there a place you can pick up chicks? Like a feed store or a local breeder? You could get 2 then. Your setup seems ok for 6 unless behavior issues arise. You will def need temporary space for integration.

Full disclosure: My opinion is a little skewed because after my chickens had a big yard to roam in, confining them makes it seem like they're cramped. It's like downsizing your TV. A 60 in TV will seem tiny if you used to have a 72 in (for illustration purposes only - I have a 42 in, and it seems ginormous in my little house - lol). My flock if 9 have about 780 sq ft (coop + covered run + fenced chicken yard) and I still want to give them more. I think I have a problem....

Only feed store is TSC which is 40 minutes away and traffic is finicky, so we're usually annoyed by the time we get there. There's the place near me where we got my current chickens, but we had a bad experience with them and I don't trust them. I'll try to look around some more.