Is the Coop Big Enough??

[CochinBrahmaLover]

so we have like 13 chickens and this coop http://www.myamishgoods.com/pro_details.php?proid=387&subid=1 so if you have that how many chickens can fit in it? THANKS

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

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First i said my counting is off
second we ARE getting rid of some, my roo is fighting grr plus we have 4 rooster or more and like 10 hens, ya we are definitely getting rid of some

 

[CluckyJay]

I am on the fence with chicken numbers in coops. If they have access to a large run or they free range, I see no issues with them packing in there. Mine have a large coop but when they are in it, they smash themselves into the tiniest imaginable ball. They prefer to sit on each other and get tucked in really tightly. Of course, mine get to free range all day.

I haven't had feather plucking or parasite/disease issues.

Mine usually only go in the coop to sleep/drink/lay.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

No bumping.​

 

[Kevin565]

What breed of chickens do you have?

 

[bullpup95]

I would assume at a min 3sq ft per standard size bird so 8?????? Although the Amish, Mennonites and Hutterites are pretty good chicken farmers so maybe 12 -13 would be ok. Just a guess!

 

[annie3001]

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this is true. depending on the breed. 8 would be comfortable.

 

[KandiandJerry]

I Personaly Would Think 13 Would Be Crowded We Have 8 4x6 Pens Inside The Chicken House And I Only Have 6-8 In Each 1 Roo And 5-7 Hens

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

A mix of mutts, we know for sure though (we're getting more later, thats where the 10 of the 13 are coming from, we have 3 right now) that there is an Andalusian, a game rooster, a welsummer and a leghorn. Also theres 2 bantams I think

 

[GardenGal]

That seems pretty tiny to me. It's a beautiful coop, but I bet you could find or have built a simpler coop - a much bigger one for more chickens! - for the same price or less. We had 6 chickens in a 4' x 4' coop, and it worked until the pecking order really set in. I definitely recommend making room for chicken politics.

Final word, I've never heard anyone say they wish their coop was smaller