Chicken boarders

[sue marsh]

Hi

 

I live in Norfolk and have three weimaraners and intend to get some chickens in the spring- ex batts.

 

At the moment I am sorting out the garden for the chooks. I have a bit of garden that is 10ft x 35ft which I intend to make into a chicken run, this will be fully enclosed with posts and chicken wire. The run will be 6ft high with chicken wire over the top as well to stop the local cats. I will have the chicken wire buried in the ground as well to stop any unwanted visitors and this will also have 300 mm x 300 mm paving slabs all the way around.

 

I am going to buy a cube without the run together with extra feed and water containers.

 

How many hens will this piece of land and cube accommodate?

 

Thank you for your help, I just want to get everything right before I get my girls

 

Sue

[chicken bark]

I think the general rule is 10 sq ft per hen but I prefer much more than that.

 

I think you'd have plenty of space for 8 hens but it is all down to personal preference as obviously you could fit in a lot more than that.

[sue marsh]

Thanks

 

I was thinking of 6, but wanted to make sure they would have enough room.

 

I want to get as much as possible in place for them

[quickcluck]

Plenty of space!

 

Have you checked out the 'building a Walk in Run' thread for ideas??

 

 

On the Whole chicken wire is not recommended as Foxy can chew through it. Also having a 'roof' is a god send on mine as they do need some shelter from the wet. The clear corrugated stuff is fab, or they'll be running about knee deep in mud!