Thanks Miss Ellie It is really confusing, and so deflating when someone tells you youre completley wrongafter loads of effort.I looked at lots of info in books and on line so thought 60 sq ft was fine for my four; I feel reasurred now. I will let them out as much as possible but will keep them in th...

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Thank you, think i just needed some reasurrance. Yes they have 60 sq ft outside the coop as its off the ground; their old run is incorporated in the new run as the coop is attached but the door is left open so they can go from old run to new and get inside the coop. Hope that makes sense. Because i ...

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Hi everyone, I eventually got my walk in run, not as big as I'd anticipated, it measures 9ft 10inches x 6ft 7 inches (3 metres x 2metres). So, 9 and a half feet x 6 and a half feet equals 61.75 square feet. I reckoned this would be ok for my four girls but another chicken keeper (not on this site) h...

Thank you for all the replies, it's great to have it confirmed that youre on the right track! Thats a good point about waiting a couple of years to add more for continuation of egg production. I wouldn't want to over crowd them either I want them to be happy girls. Now I need to do some research abo...

Hi everyone, I'm confused about how much space is healthy for my chickens. I have four girls, hybrids. I have Maggie, a Blue Haze, Gertrude, a Bovan Goldline, Peggy, a light sussex and Clara a Rhode Rock. Clara and gertrude were my first girls who I got in may and i introduced Peggy and maggie 2 wee...