smfarman
Crowing
I am confused about how much square feet you need to have in the coop per chicken (I heard 2 to 4 feet for each hen) then was told what ever you think you need doulde that ( so what is that). Please help
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Thank you Mrs K, I was thinking of an 8' x 16' coop raised with run under it as well as an 12' x 24' run that would 416 sq ft, so this should work, again thank you for your help.
Thank you for recommending that I go larger, but I will have to add on later, I am building this by myself and need to have it done before my girls start laying the oldest is 19 weeks old.Sounds pretty good, though if you have the room and budget for it, I'd go bigger on the run if possible. The more space you can give them, the more problems you can avoid and the easier it will be to integrate new birds later on to replace spent layers or just to grow the flock.
Of course you can always add on later, but it's easier and more cost efficient to just go larger right from the start.
Thank you Mrs K, I was thinking of an 8' x 16' coop raised with run under it as well as an 12' x 24' run that would 416 sq ft, so this should work, again thank you for your help.You are not going to believe how much those birds are going to grow. This happens to a lot of people, what was enough room when they were chicks, rapidly becomes NOT enough room when they get big.
30 chickens would, should be 120 square feet, so about 12 feet x 10 feet or 8 x 15 feet. Very ugly behaviors can start, if they are in too small of an area.
You need about a 300 square foot run. Now these are not exact numbers, but on the other hand, very few problems show up with a great deal of space. Building is expensive, so building it big enough at the get go is important. A little extra is a good thing when it come to space.
Do not think you can cheat on numbers and space because you 'free range' when it gets dark, they have to fit on the roost.
Mrs K