Making a new coop

Beekissed

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How many chickens do you plan to house in that? Remember that the chickens are likely to spend a lot of time indoors during the winter and hard rains, so think of actual space per chicken when you think of a coop, instead of run space plus coop space. Think of your own living situation and how much space you and your family would require to live happily while confined to your home for any length of time...even for one night.

Looking at that coop...all the coops you've pictured so far even, I'd put no more than one chicken in those...maybe a broody chicken and chicks and only temporary.
 

ChickenMomma91

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three, even in rain mine are outside though. We call them dodos for it. unless its biting cold out they would rather be outside scratching around. I have limited yard space so i can't go much longer than 6 feet total length and any wider that 4ish feet will make it hard for me to move by myself.
 
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