Hi all!
I am hoping to start keeping chickens for the first time this spring and I'm trying to figure out what to do about a coop. I've done a lot of research and I see that I need about 4 sqft per chicken indoors. We would like to have 8 chickens. I want to buy a coop kit but it seems like none of the coops have enough space. Am I missing something? Even coops that say that they can house 8 chickens don't have anywhere near the 32 sqft that they would need. My husband and I aren't particularly handy so building a coop ourselves is out. Anyone have any advice or tips? Am I wrong about the sqft required? Thanks!
I am hoping to start keeping chickens for the first time this spring and I'm trying to figure out what to do about a coop. I've done a lot of research and I see that I need about 4 sqft per chicken indoors. We would like to have 8 chickens. I want to buy a coop kit but it seems like none of the coops have enough space. Am I missing something? Even coops that say that they can house 8 chickens don't have anywhere near the 32 sqft that they would need. My husband and I aren't particularly handy so building a coop ourselves is out. Anyone have any advice or tips? Am I wrong about the sqft required? Thanks!