4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[badgerbluebadger]

I currently have a with two girls in which I got in October. I want to know how many hens can you keep in a with a normal run as I would love to get some ex bats.

 

Both my husband and I work full time so the girls only get to free range in the winter at the weekend. In the spring when it gets lighter in the evenings I will be able to get them out when I get home from work. My garden is small but the girls we currently have a lovely time.

 

Please let me know your thoughts!

[Redwing]

I have four hens in an Eglu run with the converter on the end which adds another metre, its perfectly sufficient for them but if they are to spend a lot of time inside it would be worth adding an extension to make a total of four metres but then its gets trickier to clean out

 

I guess ex battery hens may be less mobile initially so could live in a smaller area for a short while

 

I would not put more than two chickens in the standard run personally but I know people do have three with no problems

[Egluntyne]

The recommendation is 3.......and no more than 4 hens per nesting box, so even with the extension, no more than 4.

 

It will be masses more room than they are used to anyway.

[FruitandNutCake]

You will need separate accommodation and run for the ex-batts to start with. It took me about 2-3 months before I could integrate all of mine together - and that was with a partitioned walk in run.

[badgerbluebadger]

Thanks for everyone's advice - I think after today and nearly losing Sam i will wait until we have got a bigger garden to get more chickens. The housing market should pick up in the next few years and a large garden will be on the top of the list along with getting a cube.

 

Eveyone was right you really do want to get lots of them!

[chickyhazel]

I currently have a with two girls in which I got in October. I want to know how many hens can you keep in a with a normal run as I would love to get some ex bats.

 

Both my husband and I work full time so the girls only get to free range in the winter at the weekend. In the spring when it gets lighter in the evenings I will be able to get them out when I get home from work. My garden is small but the girls we currently have a lovely time.

 

Please let me know your thoughts!

 

we hav 3 chooks whch we keep in a run wth extension and

 

i would definitely get an extension for more than 2 chooks, its only fair that you give them more space. Especially ex. batterys.

 

3 chooks:

hazel

chestnut

ranger

[sandyhas3chucks]

I have four hens in an Eglu run with the converter on the end which adds another metre, its perfectly sufficient for them but if they are to spend a lot of time inside it would be worth adding an extension to make a total of four metres but then its gets trickier to clean out

 

I guess ex battery hens may be less mobile initially so could live in a smaller area for a short while

 

I would not put more than two chickens in the standard run personally but I know people do have three with no problems

Wspecially if you get bullying problems. Iam glad so ,any of us agree