Is this big enough for 5 chickens?

[the lemon tree]

My coop has a flat hinged roof, the henhouse is 4 X 3 X 3? feet and then there is a small run directly beneath that that is 4 X 3 X 2. There is also a 4 X 4 X 3? foot run attached. By these dimensions, do you think it will be big enough for 5 medium sized chickens? There will be two nesting boxes and some perches as well. What do you think? I plan for them to free range for part of the day as well so they will not be permanently confined.

Thanks for your help!

 

[brandytab]

That is very close to the dimensions of my bantam coop - I, personally, wouldn't put 5 in there, unless they were all bantams.

 

[chuckzoo]

The recommendations I have read are;

4 sq ft (length X width) of coop space per chicken
10 Sq ft run space per chicken

Hope this helps.

 

[Judy]

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Right, this is the standard MINIMUM used here. More is always better.

 

[Domestic_goddess]

I tend to disagree with the others on this and some may argue with me but I don't like the the "A typical standard coop dimensions". Yes it's a general rule, but it's really hard for ppl when they don't have the money or space to build a coop that big. I say do what you can, and if you have run for a little extra space--great. I think your coop size sounds great and if you will free range, that's even better. Good luck to you!

 

[chickens3]

That should work just fine for 5 chickens.