Backyard Coops

Coops and runs

Somewhere safe to sleep and room to scratch. Plan on 3 to 4 square feet inside the coop for each hen and about 10 square feet in the run. Listings often promise more birds than the floor can hold so check the real size first.

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Small backyard chicken coop with a green roof and an attached run
Illustration. Photo: Josh Larios, CC BY-SA 2.0

Small coops for a few hens

  • Best for two or three hens on a budgetPawHut 80 inch wooden coop

    A wooden coop with a nest box and a pull out tray that suits a very small flock.

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  • Best for a small flock you move around the yardPawHut 96 inch wooden coop on wheels

    A longer wooden coop with wheels and a nest box so you can shift it to fresh grass.

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  • Best for moving to fresh grassAivituvin movable coop with run

    A wheeled wooden coop with an attached run for a few hens.

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  • Best for a starter coop that movesAivituvin mobile hen house

    A smaller mobile hen house with wheels and a nest box.

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  • Best for four hens with a run attachedAivituvin mobile coop for 4 to 6 hens

    A wheeled coop with two nest boxes and a run that you can extend.

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  • Best for four hens and a wet climateMEDEHOO mobile coop with run

    A wheeled coop with an asphalt roof and a pull out tray for cleaning.

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  • Best for two or three hens and easy cleaningOmlet Eglu Go

    A plastic coop that hoses clean and gives mites fewer places to hide.

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  • Best for up to about six hensOmlet Eglu Cube

    A larger twin wall plastic coop that sits up off the ground.

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  • Best for a raised coop that movesOmlet Go Up with run and wheels

    A raised plastic coop with a 6 foot run and wheels.

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Bigger coops and walk in runs

  • Best for eight hens and a keeper who wants to stand upAivituvin walk in coop

    A wooden walk in coop so you can clean without crouching.

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  • Best for up to 10 large hens in plasticOmlet Eglu Pro

    Omlet's largest plastic coop. Omlet rates it for up to 10 large hens or 15 bantams.

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  • Best for adding a big covered runPawHut galvanized walk in run

    A large metal frame run with a cover that needs hardware cloth along the bottom.

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  • Best for a long run for a growing flockPawHut spire roof run about 10 by 20 feet

    A long metal frame run with a waterproof cover.

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  • Best for a run with hardware cloth on the sidesQuictent large metal run

    A walk in metal run that the maker sells with side hardware cloth and a cover.

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  • Best for a medium run with a perchQuictent 12 by 9 foot run

    A walk in run with a perch and a swing and a waterproof cover.

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  • Best for a big covered runOutvita 13 by 10 foot metal run

    A walk in metal run with a waterproof cover for several hens.

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Run covers and netting

  • Best for keeping rain and snow off a metal runVitalCozy run cover tarps

    Two waterproof tarps sized to fit common walk in runs.

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  • Best for stopping hawks over an open runBSTPCOO 50 by 50 foot poultry netting

    Nylon netting for the top of a run that keeps birds of prey out but not climbers.

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  • Best for a cheap roof over a large runDQS 50 by 50 foot bird netting

    A big square mesh net to stretch over a run frame.

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  • Best for fencing hens out of the gardenYARDGARD 2 inch poultry netting

    Classic chicken wire that keeps hens in but will not stop a raccoon.

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