my chicken house

[cloroxkidz]

I have spent the last two days building my chicken house. 12 feet cubed except the front is seven feet tall. All for of us girls out building this house. sending the wood up for my husband to cut. (he's in a wheelchair)The girls(6,9,13) want to camp in it. The chickens love to be able to spread out. We had dogs destroy our last chicken house. I now have 8 chickens and 5 ducks. I want 2 dozen birds so I am looking for 4 silkies. I can't find anyone who sells silkies in this area. any sudjestions? I will incubate my own ducks.

 

[willowbranchfarm]

Welcome to byc. Camping out in the chicken coop sounds fun lol. Glad you got a new one made. Sorry about the old one though.

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[kidcody]

from washington state glad you joined us!

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Hi and from Ohio. So glad you joined.

 

[Kevin565]

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[Fierlin1182]

Hello and

Sounds like you did a great job together! Glad you got your coop back up, that's good news. Enjoy your chickens!!
Don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have, and enjoy the site.

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

Generally you should have 4 square (not cubed) feet of floor space per bird. For 2 dozen birds you would need around 24 birds x 4 square feet, or 96 square feet. So, for example, a 10 x 10 coop would supply 100 square feet, which would be plenty for that many birds.

 

[sumi]

Hello and welcome to BYC!