Chicken Coop: Your Feather Friend's Home-Mother Earth News | The original guide to a wise life

2021-12-14 07:41:42 By : Ms. Becky Hu

This is a list that allows you to easily choose the chicken coop that suits you and your feather friends, whether they are layer chickens or broilers. If you own a cooperative on the list, please leave a comment and let us know what you think. You can also use our Pickin' Chicken app to choose from chicken breeds. This app helps you choose chicken breeds based on size, egg color, meat/egg usage, maternal abilities, and other characteristics you might be looking for.

Made of treated wood and steel handles, the chicken house can be raised for movement in the garden or yard. It measures 3 x 6 feet and can hold two to four chickens.

Little Cottage Unpainted Colonial Gable Chicken Coop

It is composed of plywood and tempered glass windows with screens. It measures 72 x 64 x 86 inches and can hold up to 6 chickens. This is also a walk-in chicken house where eggs can be collected easily.

Made of exterior-grade plywood, with a non-toxic red stained finish. It measures 42.5 x 28 x 39 inches and can hold four to six chickens.

Made of Firwood which is resistant to insects and rot. It measures 42 x 42 x 47 inches and fits two to three chickens.

Clifton chicken coop Winscombe chicken coop, optional running

This chicken house is made of UV resistant and non-porous material, which is a proof of predator. It has three different sizes: 23 x 40 x 36 inches, 69 x 40 x 36 inches and 92 x 40 x 36 inches. The smallest can accommodate up to 4 chickens, the medium can accommodate 4 to 6 chickens, and the largest can accommodate up to 10 chickens.

This chicken house is made of eco-friendly ecoFLEX composite material, which is non-toxic and anti-microbial. It measures 55.12 x 29.1 x 29.3 inches and can hold up to six hens.

It is made of high-grade wood and half-inch wire to prevent entry of predators. The size is 62.5 x 42.75 x 30.25 inches, suitable for large numbers of chickens. This chicken farm can also be connected to other advanced chicken houses to provide additional space.

Bummer and George Cottage Coop

It is made of fir trees and has a weatherproof slate roof. It measures 64 x 39.25 x 44.5 inches and can hold four to six chickens. 

It is made of high-grade wood, waterproof tile roof and galvanized wire. The dimensions are 69.5 x 34 x 50.25 inches. This is a larger chicken house that can accommodate more hens.

Made of plywood, unfinished, you can paint as you like. It measures 84 x 33 x 41 inches and fits two to four chickens.

This chicken house is made of plywood and is not finished yet, ready for you to paint or dye. It measures 84 x 33 x 41 inches and can accommodate two to four hens. 

Precision old red barn chicken coop

This chicken house has a rain-proof roof lining and storage space under the roof. It measures 53 x 78 x 51.5 inches and fits four to six chickens.

Made of cedar wood, tar paper covers the roof under the cedar shingles. It measures 31 x 46 inches and can hold two to four hens.

Made of high-quality wood, cedar shingles, and coated with non-toxic external latex. It measures 112 x 70 x 46 inches and can hold four to six hens. 

Little Cottage Barn chicken coop on wheels

A portable chicken house made of plywood with tempered glass windows and screens. It measures 4 x 6 feet and can hold up to 6 chickens.

These chicken houses can be moved by hand or hung on an ATV or small tractor. They can also remain mobile or fixed. The size of each chicken and the number of chickens they hold are attached to the photo.

4×8×2 feet; 10 to 30 chickens younger than 15 weeks old

3×6×3.5 feet; four to five chickens

4×8×4.5 feet; six to eight chickens

4×8×6.5 feet; eight to ten chickens

6×10×7 feet; 14 to 20 chickens

Quick lock chicken coop 

Made of double-layer, UV-resistant polyethylene plastic. It measures 42 x 39 x 29 inches and can accommodate four large poultry or five to six small bantams.

Choose pine planks with a green metal roof or Duratemp plywood with asphalt shingles. It measures 5 x 6 feet, covers an area of ​​24 square feet, and can accommodate 12 to 15 chickens.

Egg Cart'n: $1,329 (includes feeder, watering bucket and hanger)

Egg Cart'n Mini: $799

Both chicken houses are made of aluminum and will not warp or rust. The Egg Cart'n is 4 x 6 feet and can hold 8 to 10 hens. The Egg Cart'n Mini is 3 x 4 feet and can hold four to five hens.

Rainbow Arch Chicken Coop 

It measures 46 x 47 x 42 inches and can hold up to 6 chickens. The chicken house shown is accompanied by an optional playground.

Wooden house chicken coop 

It measures 46 x 47 x 42 inches and can hold up to 6 chickens.

Gothic arched chicken coop

The size of this chicken house is 46 x 47 x 42 inches and can accommodate up to 6 hens. The chicken house shown is accompanied by an optional playground.

Chicken coop running frame extender

Made of solid pine wood and galvanized steel mesh. The dimensions are 50 x 37 x 62 inches. This operation will not directly connect to the chicken coop, but provide a safe roaming space for your chickens.

It is made of waterproof plastic material and insulating composite board to keep the chickens warm. It measures 27.5 x 27.5 x 29 inches and can accommodate two hens. 

Made of pine wood and outdoor-grade plywood, with a cedar shingle roof. The chicken house measures 44 x 52 x 67 inches and can accommodate up to six hens. The detachable operation is available separately, with dimensions of 50 x 72 x 62 inches.

Made of western red cedar, solid pine wood frame and galvanized sheet metal roof. It measures 8 x 4 x 4 feet and can hold up to four chickens.

Made of western red cedar, solid pine wood frame and galvanized sheet metal roof. This option is done by hand with translucent water-based stain and wheels. It measures 8 x 4 x 4 feet and can hold up to four chickens.

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