How many chickens????

[miraclz5]

I have a 6 X 8 ft coop and a 6 X 12 ft run, how many large chickens can I put in this set up??? They will also have some supervised "free range" time in a fenced in back yard. Thanks for your help and advice!

 

[7L Farm]

Here on this forum everyone says 4 sq ft for the coop & 10 sq ft for the run. I personally like to give my chickens alot more space. I wouldn't put any more than 6 chickens in the coop.

 

[MVchickens]

At the moment I have 24 birds in my 6x8 coop. The only reason I have that many in there is because they only sleep there. They have a huge fenced run and free range all day out side that run.

 

[LoreenH]

I have 6 in a run about the same size as yours (I think mine is 6x16). The coop is about 3x3x3 but they only sleep in it. They don't spend much time in the run as they are allowed access to the fenced backyard everyday.

 

[monsterkx500]

I have 10 in my 4x6 coop. so far they are doing good they are 8 week old. My run is 6x12.

 

[flowergirl60]

I have 3 in 4x8 coop. They are in there only at night. I don't want any more than 4 because I like them to have lots of space.

 

[PhilErvin]

My coop is 4'x6'. There are 1' nesting boxes on the outside of both sides which leaves 4'x4' for the roosting area.
I have 6 - 4' long roosts in the 4'x4' area which start at 1' from the floor up to 5' up.
I have 15 girls (12 standard and 3 bantams) they all go in at night, climb to the top two roosts (2 roosts 4' long each) and sleep comfortably.
In the morning they come down and freerange all day long.
Happy Healthy chickens

 

[Nicole01]

It depends how often you free range. If you free range only once in a while, then 7 chicksens. If you free range daily, you will be able to have more. Your coop holds 12 comfortably and your run holds 7 comfortably if they stay in there full time. I currently have 7 standard and 1 bantam. My coop is 12x5x8 and my run is 22x5x5. I do plan on breeding and keeping 1-2 more. I try and free range, but my chicks are scared and run back to their coop/run.

Edit--- The 4ft and 10ft are just standards. It's up to you what you want to do. My city requires 2-3 square feet in the coop per standard size bird. I'm not sure what the outside requirements are.