How many square foot does each chicken need?

[eggsrcool]

Probably a silly question, probably been asked hundreds of times before, but I'm planning on building another run so I can add to my chickens. So, how much room does a chicken need?

 

[Imp]

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Rule of thumb around here is 4 sf per bird in the coop & 10 sf per bird in the run.
But it can vary if the birds are bantam, or if you free range.

Imp

 

[eggsrcool]

They will probably be large fowl and will be outside

 

[Eggie and Me]

We have 7 pullets, 3 Barred Rocks and 4 RIR's. They're 13 wks. Their yard is 15' x 16' and their coop is approx 68 sq ft and approx 2' off the ground. We also let them free range in our yard a couple times a day. Somehow when we watch them in "their" yard it just seem small, the bigger they get..... Maybe it's just me wanting to build another coop and of course more babies...

 

[eggsrcool]

The pen will be about 1,000 square foot. From what I read on another website a while ago, that is enough room for 200 hens. I'm planning on keeping the numbers to about 20- 30.

 

[Imp]

Lucky Chickens.

Imp- Enough room that they can have their friends sleepover.

 

[eggsrcool]

lol. My current pen is 500 square foot, and it has 14 chickens in it (2 chicks). I'm expecting 3 chicks on the 25th, but I won't be here. I have a hen sitting on 8 eggs starting today. I have 1 chick in the brooder. Altogether I could potentially have upto 300 chickens when the new one is built, but I'm limiting myself to under 50, otherwise I HAVE to register with DEFRA, by law.