Chicken Coops

Part 1 Providing Shelter: The Basics

Chick Brooders 1
Brooder Basics 2
Feed and Water 3
Temperature 4
Ventilation . 4
Predator Protection 4
Chicken Coops 5
Feed and Water 5
Ventilation 6
Roosts 6
Nest Boxes 6
Predator Protection 6
Things to Consider When Designing Your Coop 7

Part 2 Coops for the City

Setting Hen Hut 10
San Miguel Coop 12
Bo & Friends Coop 16
Cézanne’s Garden Coop 19
Sun Coop 23
Megan’s Coop 27
Cottonwood School Coop 30
Oakhurst Community Garden Coop 33
Cordwood Chicken House 36
Little Red Henhouse 40
Seattle Tilth City Chicken Tour 43
Hi-Rise Coop 44
Poulet Chalet 47
The Cat House 51
Shake Your Tail Feathers Coop 55
Toolshed Henhouse 57
Starclucks Coop 61
Kids’ Garden Coop 65
Chicks ’n the ’Hood Coop 68
Mad City Chickens Tour 69

Part 3 Coops for Small Farms

Truck Cap Coop 74
Egg-loo 76
Beck-Chenoweth Broiler Skid 78
Caretaker Farm 80
Chicken Prairie Schooner 81
Sap Bush Hollow Farm 84
Sap Bush Broiler & Turkey Hoop 85
Sap Bush Turkey Roost 88
Sap Bush Chicken RV 90
Sap Bush Eggmobile 92
Sap Bush Brooder House 95
Our Farm CSA 98
Our Farm Broiler Pen 99
Soup Coop 101
A-Frame Henhouse 103
Chicken Greenhouse 105
Shiloh Farm and Retreat 108
Shiloh Mini Hen Retreat. 109
Shiloh Hen Retreat. 112
Shiloh Broiler Retreat. 116
Cotton Trailer Coop. 118
Sweet Tree Farm 122
Sweet Tree Birthday Coop 123
Coop de Grass 126
Winter Coop 129
Polyface Farm 133
Salatin Turkey Coop 134
Salatin Portable Broiler Pen. 136
Salatin Eggmobile 138
Salatin Raken House 141
Salatin Chick Brooder 144
Winter Laying-Hen Hoop House 146
Salatin Feathernet System. 148

Part 4 Cool Coops

Selected Coops 151
Inspiring Coops 156