How many square feet is enough for my run?

[can you hear me now?]

I have plans to expand my 14 by 7 foot run to accomodate 40 hens. I am curious abot how much space i realy need. I have intentions to advance this to about 4 to 5 times this size but i still don't know what is an acceptable size for them. I know they souldn't be cramped but it is still a viable concern to me as of right now because i am needing to house 4 different roosters soon and they will have thier own area.

 

[psrumors]

for 40 hens you need at least 400 sqft. 20X20. That would be minimum. 10 sqft per bird.

For your 14x7 you would need it 4 times the current size.

 

[FarmerSadie]

Hiya! I'm in the process of building a larger run for my girls (36 at last count, but planning to add ~10 next spring) and it is going to be about 100x25. Its a little indulgent

but they are used to being completely free-range so I thought it would only be fair to build it big.

 

[can you hear me now?]

i agree and I certainly wouldn't want them to start picking at each other. This way they have more room to relax when they are outside. I want happy chickens. Thank you for the advise i thought that would be good but I wanted to make sure I wasn't being too indulgent.