chicken coop
noun
plural chicken coops
1
: a coop (especially a cage or small building) for housing chickens
2
sometimes chicken-coop jump
: a usually wooden obstacle having an A-shaped frame that is used in horse jumping and traditionally in fox hunting to protect horses from wire fences
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Deanna Talerico of Homestead and Chill put her side yard to work by building a chicken coop.
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Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 10 May 2026
All my cousins recalled the chicken coops my grandfather used to build in the living room out of bedsheets and chairs.
—Gabrielle Glancy, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
The restaurant’s greenhouse and chicken coop supply produce and eggs, while University of Nebraska–Lincoln ceramics graduates source the china.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 8 May 2026
Raccoons are clever, opportunistic feeders, eating whatever’s readily available, including plant and animal matter, garbage, pet food, bird seed, vegetable gardens, and eggs from chicken coops.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
Meghan has previously shown glimpses into her family's chicken coop.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
At Harlem Grown’s 134th Street Farm, Charles planted lavender and mustard seeds with primary school children and visited a chicken coop.
—Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
But first, the little ones burn off the last of their energy at Jardin du Val Cocherel, a surprisingly vast park with multiple playgrounds, a quaint mini-golf course, and a chicken coop that keeps them effortlessly entertained.
—Maddy Odom, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Keep livestock in secure pens at night, and install electric fencing around chicken coops and enclosures.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 10 May 2026
All my cousins recalled the chicken coops my grandfather used to build in the living room out of bedsheets and chairs.
—Gabrielle Glancy, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
The restaurant’s greenhouse and chicken coop supply produce and eggs, while University of Nebraska–Lincoln ceramics graduates source the china.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 8 May 2026
Raccoons are clever, opportunistic feeders, eating whatever’s readily available, including plant and animal matter, garbage, pet food, bird seed, vegetable gardens, and eggs from chicken coops.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
Meghan has previously shown glimpses into her family's chicken coop.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
At Harlem Grown’s 134th Street Farm, Charles planted lavender and mustard seeds with primary school children and visited a chicken coop.
—Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
But first, the little ones burn off the last of their energy at Jardin du Val Cocherel, a surprisingly vast park with multiple playgrounds, a quaint mini-golf course, and a chicken coop that keeps them effortlessly entertained.
—Maddy Odom, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Keep livestock in secure pens at night, and install electric fencing around chicken coops and enclosures.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Chicken coop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chicken%20coop. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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