How big should the chicken coop be?

Learn more about Becky's easy to build chicken coop here: http://beckyshomestead.com/portfolio/... In this video Becky answers a couple of questions from Charley. He asks her how big his coop needs to be for 2 chickens. Then he asks if his dogs will kill his chickens. read more

Some rules of thumb used on this forum are 4 square feet per full sized chicken in the coop with 10 square feet per chicken in the run. Use 1 nesting box for every 4 hens. The size for coop and run makes a lot of assumptions. read more

It is undeniable that to keep the chickens healthy, happy, and safe, you must have a clean chicken coop and a perfect sized chicken coop door. They should feel security and a sense of relief! To provide such facilities, you will have to make or buy a chicken coop door with the size of 10×10 inches. read more

Chicken coops can be made of so many different materials, in countless styles. However you decide to construct it, the one main consideration you will need to take into account is the size of your coop. read more