number of chickens in a 8x8 coop

[mad1son]

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[Cindiloohoo]

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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.

 

[willowtreecreek]

I think the most important part is where they spen their day. You can fit a lot more birds in a smaller space if you are only confining them at night. I currently have 30 in an 8x10 coop - part of which is storage and a brooder and they have pleanty of room. They free range during the day so I have found this to be MORE than sufficiant!