Space for hens

[Sean Black]

Hello guys I have a hen house about a meter and a half length and half a meter width and my run is about 6 meters by 3 meters and i'm wondering how much hen roughly could i keep ?

 

[salt and pepper]

Probably around three.

 

[katbriar]

The rule of thumb is 2-4 square feet (0.2-0.4 square meter) per bird in the coop and 10 square feet (1 square meter) per bird in the run for large fowl (not bantams or silkies which are smaller). The less space you have in the coop, the more space (and time outside) you'll need in the run.

Also think about how you'll place your feeder, waterer, and nest box. If they take up floor space you'll have to subtract that from the space available for your birds.

Search this thread and you will find a lot of advice and "floor plans" that use space in smart ways.