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