The BFS is the big cool-looking thing on top of the BFB (in case youâre getting Big Fucking Confusedâthe Big Fucking Spaceship (BFS) on top of the Big Fucking Booster (BFB) together make what Iâve been calling the Big Fucking Rocket (BFR)).
Also, feeders and waterers (if you leave them in the coop overnight) should not be placed under the roosts, nor should the nesting boxes. Learn more about composting chicken manure. Width â Chicken roosting bars should be at least 2 inches wide and preferably 4 inches wide. Chickens donât wrap their feet around a perch like wild birds do. They actually prefer to sleep flat-footed.
The short answer would be that six chickens would need a coop thatâs at least 18 square foot and a run which is at least 90 square foot. So in total that would mean youâd need just under 110 square foot to keep six chickens.his is where your chickens will sleep and you need to make sure that each chicken has 10 inches of perching space. So in our example you would need a roosting pole which is 60 inches long (5 foot).