I have 33 Chickens 7.75 sq ft enough room per bird !

[gottalovemychickens]

Just as the title says is 7.75 sq ft enough room for 33 chickens in their coop ?

There is also 500sq ft to free range , and the way the coop is built i have 500sq ft sections to free range on , on the north , south , east and west side

 

[Anny]

Do you mean per chicken, or total?

 

[Opa]

If you consider the body size of a black australorp would occupy just under 2sq ft, you will only get 3 1/2 birds in that space.

 

[lurky]

I thought it was 4 sq ft per bird making that not enough room for 2 standard hens. Maybe the . is in the wrong place

 

[damselfish]

Ok, 7.75 square feet per chicken would be a really big coop, if you mean 7.75 square feet per bird.

Or do you mean 7.75 feet square, i.e. about 8 feet on a side? That would be a little less than 2 square feet per chicken and would be too small.

How much time they'll be spending outside makes a big difference too.

Hope this helps, come back and calculate for us.

 

[chickerdoodle]

Each standard, laying hen needs 4 sq. feet of inside space and 10 sq. feet of run space. Bantams two feet less per bird.

If you only have inside space (no run) then the coop needs to allow each chicken 10 sq. feet or you may experience problems such as feather picking or cannibalism.

If this space is for meat chickens you can use half that space but at least 4 sq. feet per bird. I personally believe since they are giving their little life for our dinner table they should get a bit more space and be allowed some outdoor space too.

 

[ChickyLaura]

No, it will not work. If they are too crammed in, they will definitely be stressed and start feather pecking, etc.

 

[gottalovemychickens]

oh wow i didnt re read what i said LOL .

Yes total right now i have 7.75sq ft per chicken. LOL i know i cant fit 33 chickens in 7.75 sq ft LOL

But Yes i have 7.75 SQ FT PER BIRD ! Thats with 33 chickens

 

[patandchickens]

If that's total space (coop plus run), it is really too crowded to be a good bet.

If that is just indoors, and they have like 2-3x as much run space, or will free range (sorry, I should remember your other posts but after a while things all sort of swish together in my head

) then 7-8 sq ft per hen indoors is pretty decent quarters

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

They should have about 4 sq. feet inside, and 10 sq. feet outside. (thats what I have read.)

But if they are outside alot you can get away with slightly smaller quarters inside.