Backyard chicken spec cards

Measure first, then buy.

Count your hens, get the coop floor and run space, then check the label before you buy.

Open the coop size calculatorCoops & runs
Five hens, brown, black, white and speckled, pecking at straw on the grass beside a weathered wooden coop with a nest box, in low evening sun

The numbers we start from

4sq ftCoop floor per standard hen
2sq ftBantams: about half
10sq ftRun space per standard hen
16–24sq ftFloor for 4–6 standard hens

Sources and conditions for each number are on How we research.

Sections

SectionCoops & RunsSize, plans, predator-proofing, runs

Popular spec cards