The coop and grazing space can be as large as you want or as small as 3 sq ft per chicken in the coop or 10 sq ft in the run ( of course these are just minimal ideal guidlines I have seen online). You'll still need offer feed to privide nutriton to the chickens even with grazing.
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I have 9 babies, my coop area is inside my shed, their area is 4 x 12, the outside run area is 12 x 20.. My chicks haven't gone outside yet, they are 2.5 weeks old, but am already wishing I made my inside area larger,,just 'because" 
Diane
Diane
I remember seeing a diagram in a book that had a chicken coop surrounded by a run, coop in the center, that had the run separated into four sections. One door for each side of the coop and you let the chickens out into a different section of the run to keep it from being beaten down.
It kind of looked like this book cover, but the run area was sectioned.
It would be a good idea to range chickens on pasture, but since they are moved the pasture would have a chance to recover between uses.
It kind of looked like this book cover, but the run area was sectioned.
It would be a good idea to range chickens on pasture, but since they are moved the pasture would have a chance to recover between uses.
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Once they get their feathers you can move them outside to control the smellI have 9 babies, my coop area is inside my shed, their area is 4 x 12, the outside run area is 12 x 20.. My chicks haven't gone outside yet, they are 2.5 weeks old, but am already wishing I made my inside area larger,,just 'because"
Diane
and they will be fine in the Summer without added heat, they'll flock together
and keep each other warm on the cooler nights.
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