It looks like you can fit 6-8 chickens if you add roosts. Is this feasible, or is there less room under the roof that it appears?
1995161
Personally I think this one would house only 3 or 4 chickens. I'll be using it soon for 3 new additions to my flock before integrating them into the bigger group. The side opens (opposite the nesting boxes) and the floor slides out for cleaning.
1995162
I would not house more than 4 full size chickens in this or 6 bantams. You can fit 6 full size birds but they may be a little crowded and keeping it clean would be a chore.
1995163
This coop is large enough for 4 medium size chickens Example (Rhode Island Reds) and only for roosting at night.Coop needs to be opened every morning.At sun down they will go in coop on there own than you lock it every day.Coop is to small for chickens to live in 24/7
1995164
Realistically? If I were a hen, I would not want to share it with 7 other hens. Four hens are enough.
1995165
No, please don't make 6-8 hens live in here, this coop is small I have bantams I would only do maybe 4 or 2 regular size hens. The divider for nest box only allows 2 each side, and only has 2 roosting bars
435465
We haven't had a problem with condensation so far. It does have a moveable vent on the front and back of the coop. Maybe it could happen with a large number of birds - we have 2 banties and 4 large chickens. They all congregate on one of the three roosts in this chicken coop. We could accomodate more birds as you can see since the other two roosts usually aren't used. Also, when I look inside I can see a little light in the seam under the nesting boxes and that would provide more air circulation in addition to the two vents. When the weather gets cold here in Montana I may have more input on this matter.
1663929
I have double stacks....4 cages total with huge nest boxes on each and dividers in place. I have two pair of gccs in each side...total of 8 birds. Mine are out frequently so they mostly just sleep in these unless they are nesring....but they seem fine with that. Toys...perches and lots of outside cage time and they're ok. You don't have to put the dividers in either if you don't want to and it would be one large cage.
1530250
I keep 3 with plenty of room. I think up to 6 would be comfortable. Make sure you reinforce to keep predators out.My Dad raised 5000. It's amazing how little space chickens need to be happy and keep laying.
2184397
I put one about six inches high and the other directly above it. Chickens can fly high enough to land on the roosts.
1717689
I think so, my 2 Canaries are very very confortable in it with lots of room. 4 Budgies would be just fine IMHO.
1530251
We started out with six in the spring. We gave away three. There is plenty of room for the remaining three but have to share the double nesting box. Three eggs a day is more than enough for us. So I would say two to three adult chickens. We have a folded tarp on top of run to keep it dry. We also did not fasten top onto coop. Just attached latches. Other wise you could not clean it out if you follow directions and screwed the roof on.
981961
8 would be pushing its limits if you're including perches and toys. 6 would be alright but I wouldn't put 8 in there, personally.
206084
There is one roosting bar that is approximately 1" above a removable "droppings drawer" inside the coop. The roosting bar is a flat piece of wood about 1-inch wide. Do I ever see the chickens roosting on it? No. It is not really "rooster-ish" for them. Instead, they roost somewhere outside during the day and at night sleep in the nesting box portion of the coop rather than in a roosting position. The provided roosting bar is NOT long enough for the four chickens that the coop claims to house. Two chickens would take up all the space. General Update: The roof has warped in such a way that the water does not roll off of it. Instead, it pools into a 1/4 to /12-inch puddle. Not good. There is one roosting bar that is approximately 1" above a removable "droppings drawer" inside the coop. The roosting bar is a flat piece of wood about 1-inch wide. Do I ever see the chickens roosting on it? No. It is not really "rooster-ish" for them. Instead, they roost somewhere outside during the day and at night sleep in the nesting box portion of the coop rather than in a roosting position. The provided roosting bar is NOT long enough for the four chickens that the coop claims to house. Two chickens would take up all the space. General Update: The roof has... » Read More There is one roosting bar that is approximately 1" above a removable "droppings drawer" inside the coop. The roosting bar is a flat piece of wood about 1-inch wide. Do I ever see the chickens roosting on it? No. It is not really "rooster-ish" for them. Instead, they roost somewhere outside during the day and at night sleep in the nesting box portion of the coop rather than in a roosting position. The provided roosting bar is NOT long enough for the four chickens that the coop claims to house. Two chickens would take up all the space. General Update: The roof has warped in such a way that the water does not roll off of it. Instead, it pools into a 1/4 to /12-inch puddle. Not good. « Show Less
414240
Yes. I have two of these in a chicken yard with eight Rhode Island Reds. The girls lay eggs in both of them but prefer to roost in only one of them at night. When I had two Leghorns and two Rhode Island Reds everyone was quite comfortable in one henhouse. This is called a chicken coop but is actually a henhouse. This causes some confusion when researching for square footage requirements for your chickens.
772765
I don't know how the manufacturer would reply to that question but I only used mine for a broody hen and one chick (for about a month). The hen was a small silkie. I think several more chicks, had she had more - would have fit just fine. So yes, I think it will fit six quail. But there won't be a lot of extra room for them to move around with.
1716353
The nests are designed for one chicken at a time. We have 6 boxes for 17 hens and it works just fine.
1951900
Possibly a few. You can buy or make a nesting box, there is enough room inside. The yard isn't very big.
2250322
There are 2 sizes, I got the smaller one and had 11 chicks and 2 poults fit very comfortably until the poults outgrew the chicks. The larger one they say will hold 20, which I plan to get this winter. The sides are adjustable, you start with the lower one and raise the platform as the chicks grow. I love this thing, and now don't have to rely on a hen going broody. Hope this answers your question, if not, ask away. :)
32728
It's close, but I fit a chicken under the lid successfully.I only did it once. I'm not sure if there is much variance in size among chickens.
1875586
Yes, you can even fit large chickens in it. I have had two different brands, and this one is larger. The instructions say you can fit 2 chickens in it, but I would tie them with the provided twine.
845033
In my opinion it will be a stretch. You can fit well 3 maybe 4 ducks there comfortably. 5 will fit in for a temporarly solution. But again, I know nothing about ducks!