Comments on: coop homes!

By: Traci

Traci — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:34:56 +0000

This post came up in a search for modern chicken coops! Thanks for the summary of what is out there. I would add Kippen House to your options as well! Modern, garden roof chicken coop.
http://www.kippenhouse.com

By: The Garden Coop

The Garden Coop — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:01:56 +0000

This is a really nice selection. A couple more modern designs to add, especially for those interested in building their own coops — The Garden Coop and The Garden Ark:

http://www.thegardencoop.com/

And another great mod design from Portland:

http://www.moderncoop.com/

By: All About Food

All About Food — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:41:34 +0000

I’ve never even given a split-second thought to raising chickens, but after reading this and seeing all the cute little coops, I’m looking in my yard wondering how I could do that. Well, maybe I’ll just read the book and continue to purchase local farm-fresh eggs at my food co-op.

By: Shaunie

Shaunie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:03 +0000

I LOVE these chicken coops! But me not being a fan of chickens would probably use them as a lovely bunny hutch!

By: jill bliss

jill bliss — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:09:47 +0000

thanks everyone for all your great comments and suggestions in this post!
david: i’d forgotten about the eglu, thanks for the link!
madame beatrice: that coop design is amazing!
amberlee: sorry for your loss! we had chickens on the farm growing up who met a similar fate. it’s heartbreaking.
willi: excellent advice!
mike: good point about being able to stand upright inside for cleaning!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:47:28 +0000

Great blog. A year ago, I built a coop using the designs from this site:

http://www.isthmushandyman.com/Chicken%20Coop%20Designs/index.html

It’s going strong. It works well for us because we’ve got limited space in our San Francisco backyard. Also, I really like being able to walk into the coop to clean things, without having to crawl in or stoop over. We’ve got five chickens in their now, letting them roam about the backyard during the day. They’re happily resting on the bar in the roosting box by the time I’m home from work.