I need a coop for 5 chickens

[CoyoteMagic]

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Depending on the size of your chickens, the playhouse coop can be a bit small. Would not hold my 3 sexies and 2 RIR's.

 

[bonescrub]

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Depending on the size of your chickens, the playhouse coop can be a bit small. Would not hold my 3 sexies and 2 RIR's.

well its says 5 chickens, how do i determine it would be small?

 

[Anny]

I made this thread a while ago it's worth checking out: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=57816

 

[Anny]

A good rule of thumb is 4 square feet per chicken inside the coop. So you can use that to determine how large of a coop you will need.

 

[bonescrub]

well that coop is 32 sq ft. so it should be fine? for my five right?

 

[CoyoteMagic]

My RIR and Black sexies are big birds. I don't know what type of chicken you are planning on getting, but the 32 sq ft is the external measurements. You still have to take in consideration for nestbox, roost, and where are you going to put feed and water?

 

[bonescrub]

I have 2 barred rocks, 2 RIR and 1 NH red

 

[Omran]

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Hello, or may be you can find a local costruction boy to build it for you, believe me this days I am willing to do projects for 1/2 what I us to charge, construction is way dead, and people like me in construction have nothing to do these days.

Omran.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

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Honestly I don't think there will be enough room for the 5 of them.

 

[Felicitas]

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The fellow who designed and sells the plan for that coop also has a larger one that might be more appropriate for your large birds. He sells the plans on eBay at the link below:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Chicken-Coop-Pl...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50