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

[Ihavesomechickens]

It’s fixed now. 9 roosters per hen would be an absolute nightmare.

 

[black_cat]

It’s fixed now. 9 roosters per hen would be an absolute nightmare.

Agreed!

 

[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.

 

[black_cat]

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

Solid point. They would NOT last long. Survival of the fittest.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

Solid point. They would NOT last long. Survival of the fittest.

Survival of the males more like.