Silly coop sizing question

hydrotx

Hatching
Feb 23, 2015
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Orange County, NY
Hello all,
We will be getting our first birds come June and we are in the process of planning the coop build and have been going down the design rabbit hole. When measuring the 4 sq ft per bird for spacing, does this include the space of the bump out nesting box or is that space not used in the calculations?

Thanks in advance for your patience.
 
Hello all,
We will be getting our first birds come June and we are in the process of planning the coop build and have been going down the design rabbit hole. When measuring the 4 sq ft per bird for spacing, does this include the space of the bump out nesting box or is that space not used in the calculations?

Thanks in advance for your patience.
Don't include nest box area in the floor space calculation. Estimate 4 birds/nest box.
 
Welcome! Plan bigger,; you won't be sorry. My birds have over five sq. ft. in the coop, and it's not too much in winter when they aren't pleased with the snow outside. Also, "chicken math" may strike, and your flock gets way bigger than you can imagine right now. Mary
 

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