Is this enough space for my 5 chickens ? It’s about 36sq feet for the run. They all get along great so far!

[ambercurly]

Forgive the messy roof I’m trying to find a better solution.

 

[Sonya9]

10 sq is the minimum. They need room to excercise and also have some space so they don't get bored and drive each other nuts. Can you enlarge the run?

 

[Evanloveschickens]

View attachment 2279528Forgive the messy roof I’m trying to find a better solution.

It should be fine.

 

[Rldad1]

You need a minimum of 4 sq feet for each chicken in the coop and 10 sq feet in the run and that is very tight. The more space the less trouble you will have. they may get along great now but let them grow and you may start to see some behavioral problems. The coop needs a minimum of 20 sq feet and the rum a minimum of 5o sq feet for 5 chickens. Other than that, you setup looks great.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

I agree it's rather small. It's fine if you free range most of the day every day, not so much for long term.

 

[rosemarythyme]

"So far" being the key words. A too small enclosure can lead to behavioral problems such as feather picking, plus it'll be much harder to keep both coop and run sanitary due to poop build up in a small area.

The recommended minimum on here is 4 sq ft in coop + 10 in run per bird. I highly recommend going bigger... even with a small flock I wouldn't go smaller than 100 sq ft., such as a 10x10 dog kennel. That lets you put the coop inside for a little extra security and has enough space to add a few bonus items to help keep the birds busy.

 

[ambercurly]

"So far" being the key words. A too small enclosure can lead to behavioral problems such as feather picking, plus it'll be much harder to keep both coop and run sanitary due to poop build up in a small area.

The recommended minimum on here is 4 sq ft in coop + 10 in run per bird. I highly recommend going bigger... even with a small flock I wouldn't go smaller than 100 sq ft., such as a 10x10 dog kennel. That lets you put the coop inside for a little extra security and has enough space to add a few bonus items to help keep the birds busy.

My goal is to connect bird netting to the 6 ft fence than to my house so they can’t fly out of the yard. That would give them 500 square feet of yard plus the run and coop.

 

[ambercurly]

I have 5 chickens 4 hens and one roo this is about 36 square feet. My goal is to use this pen for bad weather and nights. I have bought mesh bird net to connect to my fence and house to create a barrier so they can not fly out this would give them about 400 square feet of yard and then they can sleep in the coop/run they like to just sleep in the run some nights. Do I need to expand my run just so they have more run space even though they are free range during the day? Weather in San Antonio really isnt too bad though.

 

[DobieLover]

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I have 5 chickens 4 hens and one roo this is about 36 square feet. My goal is to use this pen for bad weather and nights. I have bought mesh bird net to connect to my fence and house to create a barrier so they can not fly out this would give them about 400 square feet of yard and then they can sleep in the coop/run they like to just sleep in the run some nights. Do I need to expand my run just so they have more run space even though they are free range during the day? Weather in San Antonio really isnt too bad though.

I consider it far too small for 5 LF birds especially in a hot climate like Texas.
The coop doesn't have nearly enough ventilation. I would never lock them in that coop.
I would build something bigger with a large roof overhang with an open air concept.

 

[ambercurly]

I consider it far too small for 5 LF birds especially in a hot climate like Texas.
The coop doesn't have nearly enough ventilation. I would never lock them in that coop.
I would build something bigger with a large roof overhang with an open air concept.

I don't lock them in the coop ever just the coop run combo and we have a shaded backyard