About us
We compare 12 chicken coops and 4 automatic doors so you can pick yours in an evening, not a month.
Why does this site exist?
A coop is the one purchase a backyard flock can't do without, and its product page is rarely straight with you. "Fits 10 chickens" can mean ten bantams that only sleep there. One brand prices the house and sells the run separately; another quotes a sale price that ends on Sunday; a third never says how long the warranty runs. We pull it into one place, check it against each brand's own US store, put a date on every price and score every coop with the same formula.
Who writes it?
Hannah Prescott is our editor, backyard chicken coops. She reads the product, warranty and returns pages of 10 brands, checks the prices (last on November 14, 2026) and writes the reviews and guides. Write to her at [email protected].
How do we work?
- Facts come from the official product page, linked at the bottom of each review. Hen counts, dimensions and build times are quoted from the brand.
- Next to the brand's headcount we show how many hens the house fits at 3 sq ft each, the minimum a university Extension service gives.
- What a brand doesn't publish stays blank and scores low: a coop cannot win on silence.
- The scoring formula is public on our methodology page, with the tie-break that keeps every score different.
- City codes and HOA covenants decide whether you can keep hens. We quote official pages and tell you to check yours; we don't give legal or veterinary advice.
- How we are funded is explained in our affiliate disclosure.
Who publishes it?
Best Chicken Coops is published by Mint Technology LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of New Mexico, USA, 4405 Jager Dr NE, Ste C4-4375, Rio Rancho, NM 87144, USA.