How many chickens

[Axle Quails]

How many chickens could go in 8ft x 6ft ?

So how many can go in their

 

[silkie101]

i would have to say four to six chickens

 

[gunnarmcc]

does that include run or is that just the coop? You will see most people use 4sqft per bird minimum in the coop and 10 in the run

 

[chicmom]

I personally would probably allow myself to have five large fowl chickens at the most.

 

[Nicole01]

12 standard chickens or 24 bantams. 4 square ft per chicken in the coop and 10 square ft for the run.

 

[Axle Quails]

i want bantam breeds

 

[Nicole01]

I wouldn't put more then 24. This is just the coop right?

 

[VelvettFog]

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Well, stacked like cord wood, I think you'd be able to get a few thousand chickens in that much space. How tall is the building? That will make a difference, because I like to stack mine clear to the rafters!!

 

[creekrats]

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Well, stacked like cord wood, I think you'd be able to get a few thousand chickens in that much space. How tall is the building? That will make a difference, because I like to stack mine clear to the rafters!!

I love it!

 

[hcppam]

I agree more with N 01 on the number of chickens. BYC recommends 2-3 Sq feet per chicken if they're out in the run most of the time, works for me, but if they are in the coop most of the time I would cut back a few.