and don't use "chicken wire" to protect them.

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Jan 25, 2023
1:19:15pm

VACOUGFAN All-American

and don't use "chicken wire" to protect them.

Chicken wire is designed to keep chickens out of things but doesn't protect them. You want to use hardware cloth to protect the chickens from predators. Raccoons can and do pull chickens right through chicken wire and rip their heads off. They can't get through hardware cloth.

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How much room and free range time do chickens need?

volleyjiver

1/25/23 1:06pm

My inlaws have a 12 x 12 and keep 6 chickens in there. The survive and produce

reagan21

1/25/23 1:08pm

I can fit about 8 wings in my air fryer and in about 15 minutes. So 10" x 10" and 15 minutes.

Baron

1/25/23 1:10pm

All I know is that my grandparents used to raise chickens.

Eddie

1/25/23 1:11pm

Probably 6-10 to start with...we had 6 in AZ, then 5 when 1 disappeared.

volleyjiver

1/25/23 1:12pm

I think you'd be fine with a 10X10 coop then.

Eddie

1/25/23 1:16pm

How do you think the 1 disappeared? Was it a supernatural occurrence? You don’t

jmorrrrr

1/25/23 1:17pm

We have no idea. It was in our backyard with the other 5 one afternoon,

volleyjiver

1/25/23 1:25pm

RE: We have no idea. It was in our backyard with the other 5 one afternoon,

Eddie

1/25/23 1:37pm

Skinwalkers

Parker Schnabel

1/25/23 2:09pm

4 sq ft /chicken for coop, 8 sq ft /chicken for run is the typical guideline.

VACOUGFAN

1/25/23 1:11pm

So my inlaws are super nice, then. Those chickens should be grateful. I'll tell

reagan21

1/25/23 1:12pm

So, I could probably do 6-8 in a 7x7 coop?

volleyjiver

1/25/23 1:13pm

The definition of "free range" is like 2 sqft/bird.

JuicyJam

1/25/23 1:13pm

The best thing about additional space is the cleanup. If they are cramped you

JAGA97

1/25/23 1:15pm

They still sleep in the same space all night so they'll always poop in the same

VACOUGFAN

1/25/23 1:17pm

Commercial egg producers give a chicken less than 2 square feet of room to live in.

BYUMizzou

1/25/23 1:15pm

I could probably fence in a strip along my existing fence, maybe 3-4' wide and

volleyjiver

1/25/23 1:19pm

Mine all poop outside except for when they're sleeping.

VACOUGFAN

1/25/23 1:55pm

RE: How much room and free range time do chickens need?

dingus79

1/25/23 1:15pm

My son has a small coop with a heat lamp for the winter. He lets them roam the

85fan

1/25/23 1:18pm

and don't use "chicken wire" to protect them.

VACOUGFAN

1/25/23 1:19pm

Yeah, we have plenty of friends/neighbors who keep having their chickens

volleyjiver

1/25/23 1:21pm

You don't ever have to let them range. If you're just looking for free range

Corn Pop

1/25/23 1:20pm

Chickens can handle subzero temperatures provided they have adequate food and water. However, the tips of...

Brisco

1/25/23 1:28pm

Yes, they just need someplace sheltered for the night. We don't provide any

Submariner

1/25/23 2:11pm

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