Jan 11, 2026 #1 D DD30 Hatching Joined Jan 11, 2026 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 Points 6 I want to build a hoop coop, but I don’t know if I should try to enclose a portion of it for roosting and nesting. Does it matter? I’d also love pics/ideas of hoop coops that anyone has made!
I want to build a hoop coop, but I don’t know if I should try to enclose a portion of it for roosting and nesting. Does it matter? I’d also love pics/ideas of hoop coops that anyone has made!
Jan 11, 2026 #2 StinkyAcres Art & Animals Premium Feather Member 8 Years Spirit Friend Joined Jul 31, 2017 Messages 6,893 Reaction score 22,272 Points 896 Location Vermont My Coop My Coop All coops need to provide shelter from wind and precipitation. Whether or not you need a completely enclosed portion depends on your climate.
All coops need to provide shelter from wind and precipitation. Whether or not you need a completely enclosed portion depends on your climate.
Jan 11, 2026 #3 RubelliteRose Crowing Premium Feather Member 5 Years Friend Joined Apr 15, 2020 Messages 1,225 Reaction score 3,653 Points 471 Location SE Virginia Welcome to BYC I don't have a hoop coop, so no advice on them, but there are lots of coops in the chicken coop pages: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/categories/chicken-coops.12/
Welcome to BYC I don't have a hoop coop, so no advice on them, but there are lots of coops in the chicken coop pages: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/categories/chicken-coops.12/