how often do i need to clean??

[Rainey Ranch]

they free range alot though.

 

[Angel16]

8, will have 14 in there soon.

i have a 8x10 chicken coop and wondered, could i keep 18 to 20 chickens if i had a really large run for them??i

 

[jkhenry]

so is pine shavings better than using staw for bedding in going deep i was gonna go straw but if pine is better i will use that i have pine in my brooder box and it worked well just thought that worked for chicks in brooders

 

[Rainey Ranch]

chicken

coop 4 square feet
run 8 square feet
bantam
coop 2 square feet
run 6 square feet

Ive read this in a book, and on many websites.

About the pine, I have never used pine, ever seince i have had my chickens ive always used straw in the coop, with pullets/chicks

, ive always used pine shavings.. the straw seems to work good as long as you rake out there droppings atleast every other day. i rake it every day.

 

[Rainey Ranch]

now if they are free range, you could probably do 2-3 square feet per chicken..

 

[Slickster3211]

It could be tight, you have to make sure you have a lot of roosting space.

i have a 8x10 chicken coop and wondered, could i keep 18 to 20 chickens if i had a really large run for them??i

 

[Rainey Ranch]

Yes, make sure they have room outside aswell

 

[Angel16]

okay thank you!

 

[Slickster3211]

okay thank you!

And nesting boxes, plenty of nesting spots. My chickens will only use one at a time though, we have four hens, and two nesting boxes next to each other, but while one hen is in a box, another one that wants in will just sit outside the coop (they are free range) and squawk, they won't use both at the same time.

 

[Angel16]

And nesting boxes, plenty of nesting spots. My chickens will only use one at a time though, we have four hens, and two nesting boxes next to each other, but while one hen is in a box, another one that wants in will just sit outside the coop (they are free range) and squawk, they won't use both at the same time.

is there a way to get them to use more then one nesting box? and if i have 12 to 18 hens how many nesting boxes should i have??( i don't have the hens yet)