number of chickens in a 8x8 coop

[Cindiloohoo]

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That's not bad. The reason I do mine that way is they have plenty of room to range and basically just sleep and lay in the coop. Other than that, they're almost never in there. SOOOO, that being said...if that's what you're doing too, I see no issue with 20 in an 8x8, but I honestly wouldn't go more than that. For 18 I'd say it would be adequate for those circumstances.

 

[mad1son]

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[Cindiloohoo]

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Well of course we are what did you expect

Glad we could help

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[gsim]

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Rule of thumb is minimum 4 sq ft/chook if standard size. So 16 is max for good health/contentment/steady laying. If you have bad winters, I would cut that back to no more than 12 since they will be inside so much. That is when trouble begins in an otherwise peaceful flock.

 

[jenjscott]

4 sq ft per chicken is what I also heard. 10 square feet of run per chicken.

 

[mad1son]

After stopping at lowes and looking at their storage building I have already decided to go with a 10x10 coop for no more than 20 chickens. The run will probably be 20x16. Is this enough room for 2 roosters to live together?

 

[Barred Rocker]

I've got an 8 X 8 and a dozen is about as many as I would want to go.