the ultimate chicken coop

[ricky]

is there any 'ultimate chicken coop' design that can hold the maximum amount of chickens, plus a rooster? because i think i have a pretty good layout but im not sure


and no, i dont have 8 4 on top, 4 below and a rooster, i have a more elaborate design

[algam]

I have something like this:
3 chickens , a row below for eggs, another 3 chickens, another row for eggs. This fills a square of 6X6. In the remaining space a rooster and 6 chicks to grow
I the rows for eggs I usually keep only one egg for each chicken to develop to a chick and an empty space for new eggs.
This is good if you can check and select every day

[Potjeh]

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If anyone has found a way to fit even more hens in the coop, I'd love to hear it.

[ricky]

yay potjeh, thats my design, i feel good now

[Pacho]

that's only good if you have another coop or two for growing chicks, in which case you might as well just have one coop with 8 chickens =v

[RayvenQ]

Speaking of which, what's the best way to arrange chicks, cause I've had 2 different types of arrangements and I swear I'm losing some of them somewhere.

[Rhiannon]

that's only good if you have another coop or two for growing chicks, in which case you might as well just have one coop with 8 chickens =v

That's what I use, just 8 birds per coop in 2 coops. Rooster and 7 hens with 4 spaces below each. Keeps it all simple.

[Potjeh]

I have 5 hen coops and 2 coops for raising chicks, and it works out perfectly. And yes, I throw away 90% of their products

Anyway, I just fill the coop's top half with chicks, works fine.