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DobieLover said:
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Cute coop that would work well for a brooder. I think you'll find in the not too distant future that you need a (much) bigger coop.
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Oh no! Because I’ll need more space or because I’ll want more chickens??? You have me worried. Admittedly the coop isn’t the largest, it’s about 8 sq ft of total space inside. There’s about 38sq ft of run space outside and under it though. All will be under roof. I’ll have an auto door so the plan is to let them out early and spend most of their time outside.
 
nthole said:
Oh no! Because I’ll need more space or because I’ll want more chickens??? You have me worried. Admittedly the coop isn’t the largest, it’s about 8 sq ft of total space inside. There’s about 38sq ft of run space outside and under it though. All will be under roof. I’ll have an auto door so the plan is to let them out early and spend most of their time outside.
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LF chickens need 4 sq ft per bird in the coop, NOT including the nest box area.
They need 12 sq ft per bird in the run absolute minimum but I find that most people who attempt to keep birds with minimum space end up with behavioral, health and cleaning issues.
Not being able to stand up in the run is going to be a headache too.
 
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