Square feet per chicken

[Atomiccarebear]

When building a chicken coop with a run attached, does the chicken coop itself have to be 3 sq feet per chicken or can the coop and the run be three sq feet per chicken combined and then some?

 

[SueT]

The run needs as much space as you can make it, so it won't be a stinky poopy mess. Rule of thumb for run is 10 sq ft minimum per chicken.

 

[Atomiccarebear]

The run needs as much space as you can make it, so it won't be a stinky poopy mess. Rule of thumb for run is 10 sq ft minimum per chicken.

what about the coop?

 

[cholland]

3-4 sq ft in the coop plus 10 sq ft, per bird in the run. Minimum. Coop can be a little smaller if the run is extra big or they get to free range or pasture.

 

[adstowe]

The BYC standard recommendation is 4SF per bird for the coop it's self

edit: I type too slow. I got beat. LOL

 

[21hens-incharge]

Make both the coop and run as large as you can but no smaller then 4 square foot in the coop and no smaller then 10 square foot in the run.

We see posts very often wondering why the chickens are beating each other up. Most of the time it is because they are crowded.

Imagine having an annoying sibling constantly in your space. Yup the chickens WILL reach out and smack each other for being to close.