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[wymanranch]

I am fairly new to chickens. I start with 3 week chicks about October 2017 with 4. in november i bought 14 more. I have 2 coops from Tractor Supply on says it will hold 8 chickens (3x5) and the other say it will hold 18 chickens (4x8). i want to build a tractor to house all chickens and easy to move around. what are some good sites i can find some free plans from or do you guys have any suggestions.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC. This link on space requirements may be interesting - http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-much-room-do-chickens-need.

Here’s a link to the Articles section - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ There you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I am fairly new to chickens. I start with 3 week chicks about October 2017 with 4. in november i bought 14 more. I have 2 coops from Tractor Supply on says it will hold 8 chickens (3x5) and the other say it will hold 18 chickens (4x8). i want to build a tractor to house all chickens and easy to move around. what are some good sites i can find some free plans from or do you guys have any suggestions.

Hello and welcome to BYC. This link on space requirements may be interesting - http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-much-room-do-chickens-need.

Here’s a link to the Articles section - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ There you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs.

 

[Plip]

Welcome to BYC! Great to have you here!

 

[K813ZRA]

Welcome to byc!

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to Backyardchickens.com aka BYC!
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[N F C]

Whatever plans you end up with, be sure to build big! The rule of thumb for figuring out how big to make a coop (or tractor if that is where they will be spending their indoor time) is 4 sq. feet per bird and 10 sq. feet per bird for a run. With a total of 18 chickens, you're going plenty of room.

Best of luck to you!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Happy to have you join the family. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

 

[ronott1]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens!

Build the coop bigger for they will come!

We always seem to have more chickens than we planned for....

 

[thudson]

Let me welcome you to the flock. Yes you can find some great coop ideas here on the site. Just go to the correct link and you will find loads of information and different styles of coop. So pull up a chair and enjoy. You can find answers and solutions to all your questions and concerns here at the BYC. Once again thanks for joining us.