hoop coop

10/17/23 - Hoop Coop and its inhabitants

This is the bare bones of our first build of a "hoop coop". We have since added two large roosts, more structural 2x4s and chicken wire on the rear and front, and a 16x12ft heavy duty 20 mil thick tarp over it. We add tarps to front and back in bad weather.

I live in eastern NC, USDA Zone 8a, aka a hot and humid climate. I built my hoop coop this Spring, and it appears to be holding up pretty well... ...except for the tarp on top, despite the fact that it's supposedly a "heavy duty" tarp. The hem, including the grommets, ripped: Original...

A planning and doing thread... Once upon a time about 30 years ago I went to a flea market with a friend who was planning on purchasing some bantam chickens for her mini farm. She found a trio of hens plus a rooster, very fluffy...I think they were Silkies. I impulsively bought a trio of black...

Hi! I posted about inheriting a coop at the house I bought a few months ago and ultimately have decided to scrap it* and start fresh with a totally new setup. I'm in Minnesota, so I'm thinking carefully about my designs, and I'm not intending to actually acquire chickens until the coop is done...

has anyone ever built a Hoop coop using left over fence on a roll instead of cattle panels. i plane to use 1/2 pvc for the bends and putting the fence on the the pvc and attaching it in the bottom to 4x4. This is going to be used for the 17 new chickens im adding to my flock so that i can...

Hi folks, I just wanted to share some pictures of our layer flock's hoop coop. It is two years old now and has held up well. I wanted to make an integrated coop/run that would give them ample room to move about, plenty of fresh air and a draft-free environment in the winter. I also wanted to...

I’ve been reading up on making a hoop coop to expand our BYC operation. I have a wooden Amish-built coop, but it’s a max capacity with the 16 we have now. I’m interested in building a permanent hoop coop to house my next flock. However, even if it has areas covered in tarps will the chickens be...

Anyone tried Samantha Burns' Hoop Coop (Run Amuk Acres in New Portland ME) or something similar for a winter coop in a cold place? I am raising my first batch of chicks and am considering building this hoop coop to tide us over to Spring when I plan to build a wheeled coop something like Justin...

Looking for plans for a super cheap and easy pvc hoop run that I can stand up in and would have a door. Any help is greatly appreciated!

I am thinking of building hoop house coop with 6mil plastic over 1/2" hardware cloth for the roof and walls. Will raccoon/mink destroy the plastic trying to get to the chickens before they encounter hardware cloth? Anybody with hoop houses for coops and predators - how do you manage them?

I will TRY to post a cost analysis along with the photos however, YMMV because we had some of the materials already. It was really amazing to myself and DH at how easily this thing came together! Cutting down 2 boards to an 8ft. length. 8ft x 8ft frame. 2 cattle panels...

Here’s my article that I posted for DIY chicken tractor hoop house :woot https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-tractor-hoop-house.73374/

This thread will document the process of building a new all weather coop for my 50 hens. We live in central TX so typical weather temps range from 100+ in summer to 30ish in winter with occasional ice/snow but rare if at all. After watching lots of hoop coop videos and sharing posts from BYC...