Need help deciding on a size for a coop.

[CherieBaby]

I have 6 hens, no rooster and looking for size suggestions from anyone with experience in 6-8 hens so I can get these 17-21 week old girls out of my living room!

 

[RobertaD1]

Generally its 4 sq ft per bird inside the coop, 10 sq. ft per bird in run. if you do a quick search here, there are many examples and coops for inspiration.
Hope this helps!

 

[mossyoakpro]

I have 6 hens, no rooster and looking for size suggestions from anyone with experience in 6-8 hens so I can get these 17-21 week old girls out of my living room!

Still in your house at 17-21 weeks? Bet that's fun....LOL

 

[RobertaD1]

I thought the same thing! My babies are 7. weeks old and are always underfoot! WOW!

 

[townchicks]

A shed kit that you modify may be your best bet for accomplishing this quickly, plus the added advantage of being able to walk in.

 

[mossyoakpro]

I thought the same thing! My babies are 7. weeks old and are always underfoot! WOW!

I evicted mine at 5 weeks!

 

[SilverBirds]

General rule of thumb is 3-5sq ft per bird in the coop and 10sq ft per bird in the run. You're going to need 24sq ft-34sq ft of coop space and about 80sq ft of run space.

 

[picklestheduck]

Yup as said above, 4 sq feet of coop space per bird, 10 sq feet of run space per bird, but also, you need to think of ventilation. I made a terrible mistake when I built my first coop. I didn’t have enough ventilation which caused tons of problems in my birds. Each bird needs 1 square foot of permanent ventilation, and don’t forget one liner foot of roosting space per bird

 

[RobertaD1]

I evicted mine at 5 weeks!

Mine were evicted at 2! maybe 2 1/2..... Thats because I needed to modify the brooder box in the coop!

 

[CherieBaby]

Still in your house at 17-21 weeks? Bet that's fun....LOL

They go outside about 5:30/6am and come back in about 8/8:30pm they just sleep in their "bedrooms" ...I tell them " girls...get your fluffy butts in your bedrooms it's time to go to sleep" they go by their roommates and stand in front of their totes and wait for me to pick them up for goodnight hugs.