Is this coop big enough?

[AJ666]

I found a good design for a chicken ark that i want to build but I am wondering if it will be big enough for my 7 chickens. Here is the link:


http://richland.uwex.edu/ag/documents/ChickenArcAdamHadyDesignOnePage.pdf

 

[Rustic Chicken]

If I am looking at the floor plan correctly, there is only 9.2 sqft of indoor space. This would really only be large enough for 2 chickens so this isn't nearly enough for 7 chickens. It is generally recommended that you have 4 sqft/chicken indoors and 10 sqft/chicken outdoors. Perhaps if you like the design you can make it larger.

 

[DragonEggs]

No coop is ever big enough!

 

[Rustic Chicken]

Quote:
So true!

 

[teach1rusl]

Are you in an area that gets winters??? If so, is this the only coop you would be using, or would you have winter quarters?
I'm seeing around 32 sq. feet TOTAL, which will be pretty tight for 7 birds. In most set-ups, 7 birds would have about 28 sq. ft. of indoor space, and 70 sq. ft. of outdoor/run space, for a total of close to 100 sq. ft. So will you be free ranging them as well??? If not, then I agree with RC, I wouldn't keep more than 2-3 LF chickens in it, or you may be asking for bullying/pecking issues...