I would like to start with 45 laying chickens and maybe 5 roosters. How big should the coop be. I have a big yard which I can always let the them run

[Rabohwa]

I'm located in South Africa

 

[black_cat]

For that many birds, I think that the run would need to be 500 square feet, or 350 at the minimum. You'd probably want more than 500 square feet, though. All the other space aspects have already been mentioned above. Good luck!

 

[Rabohwa]

For that many birds, I think that the run would need to be 500 square feet, or 350 at the minimum. You'd probably want more than 500 square feet, though. All the other space aspects have already been mentioned above. Good luck!

Thanks, I surely need it.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

I think 5 rooster would be fine, as that would be 9 Hens per rooster. They would need a VERY spacious run though, like what was mentioned before. A big coop too, at least 200 square feet and A LOT of roosting space, 18’’ per bird.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

Agreed!

All the chickens would probably end up dead if you had 9 roosters per hen, at least the hens and some roosters would be.