A pen can be as large as you want to make it, but should provide 10 sq. ft. per bird at a minimum. A coop, which shelters the birds at night or in inclement weather should provide 3 to 5 sq. ft. per bird or as much as 10 sq. ft. per bird if you have the space. If birds are too crowded, behavior problems such as pecking and cannibalism can arise.
If they have access to a run, it could hold 30-60 hens. If they do not have a run, 12-20. It is best to give them as much room as possible, otherwise they may start pecking at each other. This can be a problem, because if they see blood they will peck at it even more. This can lead to deaths.
A free range chicken only needs around 4 square feet. If the chicken is not free range, there will need to be about 36 square feet.
A circular pen would have an area of approximately 796 square feet, much larger than the 625 square feet of a square pen.
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A farmer wants to make a square pen to keep some of his animals in a confined area. If one side of the square is 15 feet, how much fencing will he need for the pen?
51 Square metres.
35 square feet
The perimeter (measured in feet) could be any one of the lengths in the following set:P = {28, 32, 38, 52, 98}
The area of a square is equal to one side squared. Since the area is given as 72 square feet, we take the square root of 72 to find the length of one side, which is approximately 8.49 feet. Since all sides of a square are equal, the perimeter of the dog pen would be 4 times the length of one side, or approximately 33.96 feet.
A chicken coop.
A circle with a diameter of 11.459 feet would give the most area. (About 103 square feet)
A chicken coop.
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