What size is your coop and how many chickens do you have in it?

[funonahonda]

I am getting ready to build a coop but wanna see which size I want , If you have any pictures that would AWSOME. Thanks alot

 

[gertiie]

Go here https://www.backyardchickens.com/coopdesigns.html and click on all the pictures for everyones coops and pictures and designs and stuff ! It is so fun to look through them all and get such wonderful ideas !

 

[funonahonda]

Ya, I already looked there many many times but, it doesn't say how many chickens they have in each coop.

 

[nova7353]

I have two large coops that used to be a horse barn so i just added a run and bam!!! i got 2 large coops lol

 

[scratch'n'peck]

Here is one thread that discusses coop space per chicken:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2132

A picture of my main coop is on My BYC Page. It is for 7 hens and one rooster. It has 4 nest boxes one one side. They probably don't need that many. We wish they had a bigger run.

My 4 bachelor roosters have a separate smaller coop that's about 4 x 4 feet.

 

[Hoosierchickens]

My coop is 8' x 10' with two 8' x 16' runs and I currently have 12 chickens. It's built to accommodate twice that number. You can see pics of my coop on my BYC page.

 

[birdicus7]

Our coop page is pretty detailed about the coop and there are 16 large birds in there. 14 girls and 2 boys, but they free range about 75% of the day. Floor space is 6x8 with lower 9x8 area. We have no health, odor or overcrowding issues.

 

[sydney13]

My coop is a walk in, shed type coop that is 7 X 8. Theres a lot of pictures of it on my page.
It has 1 duck, 1 goose, 6 standard hens, and 1 bantam, 10 birds total.
I would say that if your using a run attched to the coop, focus more on run size rather than coop size. It depends on your climate and wether their is often high snow or heavy rains rather than mild weather. Your hens will probably spend most of their day outside praticulary if your weather is usually calm. They only really sleep in the coop and lay, so I find that how many hens you can fit depends mostly on their outside room rather than inside room.