SaltyOldDog
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- Mar 31, 2021
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So here I am with six growing like weeds Blue Maran Chicks and my chicken coop from Tractor Supply arrived. The driver was nice enough to put it in my back yard for me. I'm rather disabled so this was a wonderful thing. On this past Wednesday I started putting it together and then the fight started.
Just kidding but not quite.
We were talked into this coop with the words from Tractor Supply's staff "Oh... six chickens will do fine in this coop. Look the website says six chickens." Indeed a piece of cardboard cable tied to one of the parts says "up to six chickens."
I measured the coop and the dimensions I came up with were 32 inches by 36 inches and did the math and I come up with 8 square feet. Doing some research I find opinions for "square foot space for chickens" ranging from 1 sq foot per chicken for smaller breeds to 3 square foot for larger breeds. (feel free to correct as these are my first chickens ever).
It would seem to me this coop is rather small... what say the experienced chicken owners?
We are on the verge of taking the darn coop back and getting our money back.
Just kidding but not quite.
We were talked into this coop with the words from Tractor Supply's staff "Oh... six chickens will do fine in this coop. Look the website says six chickens." Indeed a piece of cardboard cable tied to one of the parts says "up to six chickens."
I measured the coop and the dimensions I came up with were 32 inches by 36 inches and did the math and I come up with 8 square feet. Doing some research I find opinions for "square foot space for chickens" ranging from 1 sq foot per chicken for smaller breeds to 3 square foot for larger breeds. (feel free to correct as these are my first chickens ever).
It would seem to me this coop is rather small... what say the experienced chicken owners?
We are on the verge of taking the darn coop back and getting our money back.