Monday, April 02, 2007

How many chickens can live in a chicken coop?

How many chickens can live in an 8 ft X 10 ft chicken coop and run? Generally, you will want to factor in about 3 - 4 square feet per bird in the coop.

Too little space and you can run into overcrowding problems. This can provoke problems such as cannibalism. It is much easier to make sure your chickens have enough space to begin with rather than trying to fix a problem later.

We have an interesting discussion on our forums about how much space a chicken needs.

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