AndyRoo Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Hello all, I know the site says you can keep something like 10 chickens in an Eglu Cube, but can you really fit that many in there? It looks a little small to me to keep that many hens, so I was thinking 6 would make a more realistic number to keep them happy? Any thoughts? Cheers, Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I think it's not so much the coop, but the run that dictates the amount of chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I've had 12 girls in mine, middle of the road sized girlies, mainly medium sized hybrids. There was still space for another 2, but that would have been cosy! They have a run and a good sized garden to free range in, but in their opinion "their area" isn't big enough! They evicted a cat this afternoon from the garden with their girl power! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 Okay, well, the run size won't be an issue as I can (within reason) pretty much make it whatever size I want. To be honest, I only want a maximum of 6 ends absolute tops. Sounds like everything should be okay with that number then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I started with 4, very quickly got more hens disease and now have 11. I think I could deal with any number in the Summer, but find maximum of 8 is best for winter (lots of poo!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopperdrake Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Six average hens would be a doddle. We have a couple of cubes between 12 hens and it took a while to convince them they should really try and use *both* coops... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooksRCute Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 My advice; go for the biggest run you can afford/fit in......you're in for a treat & will be adding girls within the year! You can add an additional coop easily but not always the extra run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
