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

[nutterly_uts]

I am trying to plan my next chicken house, but I am having a total and utter brain block.

 

I currently have 2 silkie bantams, a mix breed bantam and a light sussex chicken in an eglu with extra 1m run which is fine. Everyone is getting on, happy days

 

I want to upgrade to a cube, but make my own run.

Now is the maximum number of Chickens I could put in a cube still only 10 depending on breed?

 

If so, if I then added another 2 silkies bantams, and either a cochin or orp, and something that laid dark brown eggs, and something that lays green/blue eggs, would they all fit, and what size run would I need as a minimum? What about if I forget the cochin/orp? What about if i add my eglu in too as another house?

 

 

Thanks in advance. I have sat here for the last 3hrs trying to work it out, and I totally give up

[laurmurf]

I have 8 in my cube including an orp - I could easily fit another 4 in there at night and am thinking of Brahmas - so big girls! It's not really the sleeping space, it's the run space that matters about numbers... oh and nest boxes! Mine queue up to lay in my cube's nest box - very impatiently - and will not lay 2 at a time, even though they would fit

 

someone who's got a walk in run will be able to give you better advice but I would have thought if you have a big run which includes a cube and possibly an eglu then you could easily manage 12 or more!

 

good luck!

[Egluntyne]

I have all sixteen of my girls in the cube. I Had an Eglu in the run too, but they refused to use it...all piling in to the cube.

 

I'm not entirely sure that such a mixture of sizes would work tbh.

[BeckyBoo]

Well, I have 13 sleeping in my cube every night, 14 if I stuff Dave in as well! Plenty of room but obviously they have a big walk in run as nothing I could get from Omlet could accomodate that many hens! Mine are a mixture of breeds but I have one BIG buff orpington in there as well as a speckledy, plus two adult bantams, a bantam babe and three other youngsters.

Good luck planning your run, there's a thread somewhere with everyones pictures on which is good for inspiration (or just turns you )

 

BeckyBoo