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ASully13 said:
Gwinnett co. Georgia here
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day number two in a row for getting an egg from the same leghorn hen
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so funny while she was on the nest, most of the other hens were in there standing around watching, I am going to guess they were all
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PapaChaz said:
for inside the coop as MINIMUM for medium or large birds? in an area of the country where they're NOT going to be cooped up for weeks or months at a time INSIDE, yes, that's adequate

came back to edit this and say the only thing I believe 100% is if you can go bigger, do it.
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Ok. I find that interesting since most of the people I meet in Georgia don't follow that rule, but hey! Glad you can manage to give them the space!
 
This might have been asked before but... What laying breeds do ya'll recommend for north/central Georgia? I don't know anybody out here that has chickens. The only time I've had them before was in Utah and they were given to me by my lil sisters class who hatched them as some sort of project.
 
saltandpepper2 said:
Ok. I find that interesting since most of the people I meet in Georgia don't follow that rule, but hey! Glad you can manage to give them the space!
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most of the people in georgia you meet, interesting. So how much space do 'most of the people you meet in ga' give their chickens? what is the diversity of 'most of the people you meet in ga'? I'm very curious, are these subdivision dwellers who have limited space? are these people who tend to let their chickens free range most of the time? (note we were talking about inside the coop at 4 sq ft per bird). is this south GA where the chance of having to leave the birds cooped up inside for more than a week is next to nothing? How many people would you say make up the people in GA that you meet? what percentage do you call 'most' of them?

and for the record, that's a general consensus all over this forum, and is where I got it from back several years ago when I started raising chickens on my own. But Hey! everyone is entitled to raise their's however they want. I've been blessed enough to be able to give them that, yes, but, it I wasn't able to give them that, I wouldn't have them. I've never had behavioral problems with any of mine ever. It is nice to find a website to read and learn from so that I can say that
 
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most of the people in georgia you meet, interesting. So how much space do 'most of the people you meet in ga' give their chickens? what is the diversity of 'most of the people you meet in ga'? I'm very curious, are these subdivision dwellers who have limited space? are these people who tend to let their chickens free range most of the time? (note we were talking about inside the coop at 4 sq ft per bird). is this south GA where the chance of having to leave the birds cooped up inside for more than a week is next to nothing? How many people would you say make up the people in GA that you meet? what percentage do you call 'most' of them? 

and for the record, that's a general consensus all over this forum, and is where I got it from back several years ago when I started raising chickens on my own. But Hey! everyone is entitled to raise their's however they want. I've been blessed enough to be able to give them that, yes, but, it I wasn't able to give them that, I wouldn't have them. I've never had behavioral problems with any of mine ever. It is nice to find a website to read and learn from so that I can say that
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Well, the people that I've actually been able to meet, in the most part are very old school, and either have no idea how much space each chicken has, let them free range in the barn, or go by the 2 sq ft rule. I'm in north ga, and I've never had to lock my birds in the coop, so I assume that these old schoolers don't either. I honestly haven't met many people other than at the local auction and feed store. I've met maybe 2 people that didn't fall under the category that I spoke of, and, of course, the wonderful people on this forum. My chickens have around 3 sq ft in the coop, 15 sq ft in the run,and then free range from 8 am to 9 pm. My run is covered so I never lock them in the coop. It works for me, but I suppose cleaning would be less of a hassle if they had more room.
 
ASully13 said:
This might have been asked before but... What laying breeds do ya'll recommend for north/central Georgia? I don't know anybody out here that has chickens. The only time I've had them before was in Utah and they were given to me by my lil sisters class who hatched them as some sort of project.
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You've come to the right place to get your flock. I'm just above you in Hall County. Personally, I stay with hardy, dual-purpose breeds, but they just appeal to me. Brown, blue, and green egg-layers. I'd advise doing research, seeing what breeds you like, then check on availability. There are so many options.
 
saltandpepper2 said:
Well, the people that I've actually been able to meet, in the most part are very old school, and either have no idea how much space each chicken has, let them free range in the barn, or go by the 2 sq ft rule. I'm in north ga, and I've never had to lock my birds in the coop, so I assume that these old schoolers don't either. I honestly haven't met many people other than at the local auction and feed store. I've met maybe 2 people that didn't fall under the category that I spoke of, and, of course, the wonderful people on this forum. My chickens have around 3 sq ft in the coop, 15 sq ft in the run,and then free range from 8 am to 9 pm. My run is covered so I never lock them in the coop. It works for me, but I suppose cleaning would be less of a hassle if they had more room.
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ahh, ok.


yeah, the more room you have per bird does help considerably with the cleaning aspect of it. I'm the absolute opposite though, I don't free range mine at all. completely cooped and penned in the run all the time. I also agree that 10 sq ft per bird in the run is adequate for a MINIMUM amount of room, but, again, I have room and each coop and run I've built has always exceeded that. Now for example, I have 60 sq ft in the coop, and 12 birds. I have 220 sq ft in the run for those same 12 birds. But I can see someone who's birds go outside and stay outside all day and only sleep and lay eggs in the coop. Heck I can go out throughout the day and find the hens in the coop, just meandering around on the roost or in the poop tray, weird, go figure......

I don't close my pop doors either, they're free to come and go whenever, and as secure as I built it I don't worry about anything getting in at night, haven't had any problems at all so far and I know we have coons and possums. I've heard coyotes in the distance at night, so I'm sure we get an occasional one of them as well


I did however, build in the capability to divide off part of both for quarantine or brooder type purposes, although once I get started hatching, I may very well build a completely separate coop and run for the brooder/grow out pen
 

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