Chicken run plans sized for your flock
A run gives your hens safe daytime space. Every plan gives each hen at least 10 sq ft inside the wire, covers every side and the top with 1/2 in hardware cloth, and lays a 24 in apron against diggers. One run is up to 12 hens (120 sq ft); the low movable run is for up to 6.
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Covered walk-in run
A 6 ft tall run you can walk into, with a sloped metal panel roof over the wire for shade and rain.
- Hens
- 1–12
- Skill
- Medium
- Materials
- from $472
Run for your existing coop
Stands against your coop wall and frames an opening around its pop door. Wire on every side and the top.
- Hens
- 1–12
- Skill
- Medium
- Materials
- from $351
Low movable run
A 3 ft tall wire run on runners with a top hatch, moved to fresh grass by two people. For up to 6 hens.
- Hens
- 1–6
- Skill
- Easy
- Materials
- from $109
Walk-in run, wire top
A 6 ft tall run you can walk into, with hardware cloth on top and no roof.
- Hens
- 1–12
- Skill
- Easy
- Materials
- from $349
Chicken run size by flock
How big a walk-in run your hens need, and what the materials cost, for the most common flock sizes.
| Flock | Run size | Area | Height | Wire top (est.) | Covered (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 hens | 6' x 6' | 36 sq ft | 6' | $349–$686 | $472–$906 |
| 4 hens | 6' x 7' | 42 sq ft | 6' | $366–$721 | $498–$959 |
| 6 hens | 6' x 10' | 60 sq ft | 6' | $449–$857 | $645–$1,197 |
| 8 hens | 7' x 11' 6" | 80.5 sq ft | 6' | $508–$944 | $733–$1,333 |
| 10 hens | 8' x 12' 6" | 100 sq ft | 6' | $542–$1,024 | $866–$1,566 |
| 12 hens | 8' x 15' | 120 sq ft | 6' | $583–$1,084 | $973–$1,768 |
Worked out by our plan engine for level ground. Costs are estimates from typical US home-center prices.
Chicken run questions
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