how many chickens.........

[emjay]

175 sq. foot run, lots of perches and a platform. How many hens comfortably will fit in there??

 

[patandchickens]

Is this their entire space, or is there a coop too?

If this is their entire space you should probably not contemplate giving them less than 10 sq ft per chicken, and even that's pretty tight IMHO.

Myself I would not keep more than 6-8 chickens in that space because they act a lot happier and more relaxed and 'natural' with more per-capita room.

But you could probably put twice that number in there without running too unreasonably high a risk of problems. Possibly a bit more if there is a separate coop, or if the coop is raised up over part of the run so's not to subtract from the run's floorspace.

JMHO, have fun,

Pat

 

[emjay]

they have access to their very roomy coop all day long too. so they aren't confined/locked outside.

 

[wombat]

I agree with Patand.

With 175 square feet, you could have 17 and a half chickens, but you're proably better off with half that in the space you have.

 

[emjay]

I have 11, maybe 10 as one is most likely a roo. and he can't stay.

I think I am going to tap out at that and then see about making another coop and run beside the existing one.
see if I can't convert the dog house that doesn't get used into a coop for 5 other birds that someone wants to give me.