• Hoop Coop mobile chicken coop on grass, side view with walk-in door
  • Video: Hoop Coop on pasture with broilers
  • Video: inside a Hoop Coop, broilers on fresh grass
  • Long Hoop Coop with broilers on pasture, sides rolled up
  • Hoop Coop on pasture at sunset
  • Tractor beside Hoop Coops on pasture
  • Hoop Coop in a misty pasture with a tractor in the distance
  • Close-up of the Hoop Coop steel frame and skid
  • Laying hens inside a Hoop Coop with timber perches and feeders
  • Laying hens on timber perches inside a Hoop Coop, nest box hanging from the frame
  • Optional Rollaway Nest Box inside a Hoop Coop
  • Laying hens on fresh grass inside a Hoop Coop
  • Broilers inside a Hoop Coop behind the wire mesh side
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Hoop Coop — Mobile House for Pastured Poultry

Hoop Coop — Mobile House for Pastured Poultry

€3.780 EUR incl. VAT €3.024 EUR excl. VAT

VAT for your country and business status is confirmed in your quote.

A robust and low-cost way to start or grow a pastured egg or broiler business.

Length

30 m² · up to 180 laying hens or 240 broilers

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Delivery is quoted separately · Other lengths on request

Co-designed with and built by our partner Out Metali

A mobile chicken coop for pasture-based egg and meat producers. You move it to fresh grass every day, so the flock always has clean ground and the pasture gets time to recover.

  • 5 m wide, 6–16 m long in 2 m steps
  • Up to 480 laying hens or 640 broilers
  • Frame of 60 mm professional greenhouse-grade steel pipe, on skids, pulled by tractor or other vehicle
  • White, high-quality plastic cover, 220 µm thick
  • Walk-in door, 130 × 200 cm
  • Roll-up sides for ventilation, wire mesh optional
  • Made in Croatia, EU

Related: Why Pastured Poultry Makes a Good First Enterprise

Photos are for illustration and show Hoop Coops in use on farms, including earlier versions. The coop you receive may differ in details, and some items and elements in the photos, such as perches, feeders, drinkers, nest boxes and fencing, are not included. See What's included below.

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Built for pastured poultry

  • Ideal for starting or scaling

    A simple build with a low initial cost, so you can start a pastured poultry business with one coop and test your market. As demand grows, add more coops or choose a longer one, up to 480 laying hens or 640 broilers per coop.

  • Built strong

    A robust frame of 60 mm steel pipe, built to take daily moves on pasture.

  • Quick to move

    It sits on skids and is pulled by a tractor or other vehicle. A move takes a few minutes, so the coop can go to fresh grass every day and manure doesn't build up in one place.

  • Walk in standing up

    The door is 130 × 200 cm. You can walk in upright with a feed sack or two buckets and see the whole flock.

  • Sheltered, with airflow when you need it

    A white, high-quality plastic cover shelters the flock from rain and sun. Roll-up sides open for fresh air on hot days.

  • Can stay closed when needed

    If a bird flu housing order or wet ground keeps the birds off pasture, the coop can stay parked and closed. With a thick layer of wood chips on the ground, it can also be used for winter housing, if your local authority allows it.

How it differs from coops on wheels

  • Lower cost per bird

    The frame is steel pipe with a plastic cover. There is no chassis, axles or floor, which keeps the cost per bird down.

  • Few places for red mites

    The coop is steel and plastic. You can fit it out with little or no wood, which leaves red mites few places to hide.

  • Fewer parts to break down

    There are no tyres, axles, brakes, hydraulics or electrics. The frame, cover and roll-up sides are the only parts to look after.

Capacity by length

Length Floor area Laying hens Broilers
6 m 30 m² 180 240
8 m 40 m² 240 320
10 m 50 m² 300 400
12 m 60 m² 360 480
14 m 70 m² 420 560
16 m 80 m² 480 640

Based on floor area: 6 laying hens per m² (EU organic stocking rate) and about 8 broilers per m² (well within the EU organic limit for mobile houses). The birds live on fresh grass inside the coop, which is moved daily. With portable electric poultry netting around the coop, they can also go outside.

What's included

Included

  • Frame of 60 mm professional greenhouse-grade steel pipe, on skids
  • White plastic cover, 220 µm
  • Walk-in door at one end, 130 × 200 cm
  • Roll-up side openings
  • Assembly instructions

Optional

  • Rollaway Nest Box, quoted together with the coop
  • Wire mesh behind the roll-up sides, priced in your quote
  • Delivery, priced in your quote

Not included

  • Perches: local timber is cheaper and easier to source.
  • Feeders and drinkers
  • Electric fencing
Chickens nesting in the Rollaway Nest Box System.

Complete layer setup

Pair the Hoop Coop with the Rollaway Nest Box for a complete setup for laying hens. Mention it in your request and we quote both together.

See the Rollaway Nest Box

In use on farms

  • Wibergs

    Regenerative farm in Kuusjoki, Finland, keeping 1,200 laying hens on pasture in three Hoop Coops.

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  • Borovača

    Farm in Cret Viljevski, Slavonia, Croatia. Six Hoop Coops raising pastured broilers, moved across the pasture through the season.

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  • Hütterberg

    Farm in St. Veit am Vogau, Styria, Austria, raising broilers on pasture in two Hoop Coops.

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Request a quote

Tell us about your flock and where you farm. We reply with a price for the coop and delivery, and the current lead time.

Made to order. We deliver with our own van in the surrounding region and by freight elsewhere. Delivery is always quoted together with the coop. Lead time depends on our order book and is confirmed with your quote.

Questions

Is the Hoop Coop a chicken tractor?

It works the same way: a floorless coop you move to fresh grass. Most chicken tractors are small pens for a few dozen birds. The Hoop Coop is a walk-in version for 180–480 laying hens or 240–640 broilers.

How many birds fit?

See the capacity table. The figures assume the coop is moved to fresh grass every day.

Can I use it for both layers and broilers?

Yes, the same coop works for either, in separate batches.

How often should I move it?

We recommend moving it daily, and twice a day when needed, so the birds always have fresh grass and the pasture gets time to recover.

Do the birds go outside?

They stay inside the coop, on fresh grass, and the coop is moved daily. If you set up electric poultry netting outside, they can also go out through the main door.

Can it be certified for organic production?

Only if pop-holes are added to the structure. EU organic rules require pop-holes so the birds can go in and out, and the standard Hoop Coop has only the walk-in door. We are preparing a pop-hole upgrade kit. Mention organic in your quote request and we will keep you updated. Your organic control body confirms whether your setup meets the rules.

How do I protect the flock from predators?

We recommend electric poultry netting around the coop, or a hot wire mounted on the coop.

Can I use it in winter?

It is mainly used from spring to autumn. In winter it can be parked and used as housing, with a thick layer of wood chips on the ground. Check with your local authority that this meets the rules for winter housing where you farm.

Does it come assembled?

No. It is delivered on pallets, with assembly instructions.

Can I get a different length?

Yes, other lengths are available on request.

Who makes the Hoop Coop?

The Hoop Coop is designed by Green Tools TECH together with our partner Out Metali, who builds it in Croatia. Green Tools TECH handles quotes, sales and delivery.