Post Pictures of Your Hoop Coops!

[TwinsLoveChicks]

I'm thinking of building a hoop coop for my chickens and would love to see everyone else's hoop coops for ideas!
Please post a pic, vote, and say what your favorite thing about your hoop coop is.
Thank you!

 

[Molpet]

I can build them by myself, lots of ventilation, wind resistant

 

[rjohns39]

I can build them by myself, lots of ventilation, wind resistantView attachment 1152316 View attachment 1152318 View attachment 1152322 View attachment 1152325 View attachment 1152333

X2, plus I can stand up once through the door. 5'2" door on the other end.
Yours is much prettier than mine.

 

[TwinsLoveChicks]

Thank you for answering! Do you worry about drafts in the winter?

 

[aart]

Built and sold...... only used for pastured meat chickens and turkeys in mild weather.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-hoop-coop-chicken-tractor.72211/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/search/8224060/?q=hoop+coop&t=post&o=relevance

 

[Molpet]

rjohns, the tarps and snow hides the ugly of mine LOL if it works thats what counts

Twins, with all the plastic and tarps it was very nice in the hoops.. no frostbite due to good ventilation. the year before they were in the old wooden dog house and it didn't have enough ventilation and the roo got frostbite when it was damp and just below freezing. He was fine at -20f but a month later a heavy wet snow storm came through
The small 8x8' coop had an opening on the N door under the tarp. So it had air flow from that way but not a draft... the S side had plastic on the door and by the roost but open above their heads.. 2 plastic dog house were huddle houses. I had a CX hen that didn't roost that used them. The others were fall hatch and they used the roost.

The large coop, 8 x 24 had on opening above the n door that had a feed bag that would hang down or could be tucked under the tarp. The plastic was tucked under the tarp on the outside , so it could be pulled out for more ventilation if needed ... The s was completely open. The turkeys were on the s half of the coop and they don't mind a breeze. any breeze was only 2 ' in anyway... I had a old prefab coop and a old wood dog house for huddle boxes. a couple of molting hens used them when it was 10f and when it was -17f some of the others went in. The turkeys like to sit on top of the wooded dog house.

Both coops had clear tarps that reached the bottom on the west side and were 8" above bottom on the east. I used plastic sheeting to block part of it off and old window or straw bales that were movable to block off or control ventilation.

 

[TwinsLoveChicks]

Built and sold...... only used for pastured meat chickens and turkeys in mild weather.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-hoop-coop-chicken-tractor.72211/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/search/8224060/?q=hoop+coop&t=post&o=relevance

Thanks for the links! I love the idea of the folding aprons!

rjohns, the tarps and snow hides the ugly of mine LOL if it works thats what counts

Twins, with all the plastic and tarps it was very nice in the hoops.. no frostbite due to good ventilation. the year before they were in the old wooden dog house and it didn't have enough ventilation and the roo got frostbite when it was damp and just below freezing. He was fine at -20f but a month later a heavy wet snow storm came through
The small 8x8' coop had an opening on the N door under the tarp. So it had air flow from that way but not a draft... the S side had plastic on the door and by the roost but open above their heads.. 2 plastic dog house were huddle houses. I had a CX hen that didn't roost that used them. The others were fall hatch and they used the roost.

The large coop, 8 x 24 had on opening above the n door that had a feed bag that would hang down or could be tucked under the tarp. The plastic was tucked under the tarp on the outside , so it could be pulled out for more ventilation if needed ... The s was completely open. The turkeys were on the s half of the coop and they don't mind a breeze. any breeze was only 2 ' in anyway... I had a old prefab coop and a old wood dog house for huddle boxes. a couple of molting hens used them when it was 10f and when it was -17f some of the others went in. The turkeys like to sit on top of the wooded dog house.

Both coops had clear tarps that reached the bottom on the west side and were 8" above bottom on the east. I used plastic sheeting to block part of it off and old window or straw bales that were movable to block off or control ventilation.

Good! I was worried about drafts.

Has anyone built a hoop coop that is up off the ground?

 

[aart]

Has anyone built a hoop coop that is up off the ground?

kinda..haha....this is a high hoop coop built for guineas

 

[TwinsLoveChicks]

kinda..haha....this is a high hoop coop built for guineas
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Was it two story?
I meant on a wooden floor.

 

[aart]

Was it two story?
I meant on a wooden floor.

Just very high roosts for guineas.

I know you meant a floor, why I said 'kinda'.
Don't think I've ever seen a hoop with a floor off the ground, don't see why you couldn't tho.