How Many Hens Can Live in the Coop??

[jvls1942]

add the 5th one.. is your roost full?
chickens are not 1 foot wide. at least mine aren't.

 

[morelcabin]

whoops:>)

 

[CovenantCreek]

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Can you put a second roost on the same side as the first? They only have to be about a foot apart to give everyone room to avoid pooping on one another. I just did that in my smaller coop. I have 2 roosts that run more or less parallel with each other. The birds seem to like being able to "double up" together rather than forming one long line.

Even if you can't put up another roost, I'd think 1 more chicken wouldn't be enough to cause the problems seen with overcrowding -- especially since they'll be able to spend time out in the pen, which is more than big enough for 5 birds.

 

[mrsgibber]

Thanks everyone. Feel better now about getting the fifth!