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Serious question, is a big coop always better?
I was at the county fair in Boise last fall and got talking to a guy who built a 12x20 foot coop for six hens. He said, 'If you're serious about chickens, you need serious space.' I've had my eight girls in an 8x8 coop for five years now and they're perfectly happy and healthy. It made me wonder if we push new keepers toward huge, expensive setups when a simpler one works fine. Has anyone else had a smaller coop work out great long-term?
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spencer_johnson2212d ago
Forget coop size, what about your back when you clean it?
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sage_lewis1012d ago
That guy's advice is a good example of overkill. Your setup proves the birds just need enough room to move and do their chicken things without being on top of each other. Bigger isn't always better, it's just more to clean.
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