Leonard Chicken Coops

Last year, we outgrew our chicken coop. The reason? We were housing all our guinea fowl in with the chickens, and it was just too small, and too much male aggression between our rooster Chachi, and the head male guinea.

So, we decided to start looking for a new coop, and much to my delight, a company right down the interstate from us, makes these beautiful coops. We went and visited the company, and they let us make a few suggestions for changes to make their coop even safer.

If you notice in the first photo, they have put double step latches on each entry point into the coop. Also, every window, ventilation door, and nesting box opening has a wooden door that completely closes off entry into the coop. We love the ladder that they made to go into the coop. They added some great grit sandpaper to the ladder, and this helps keep toenails filed down.

Inside the coop, there is a great pull out tray to make cleaning under the roosting bars so easy. We opted to only have four nesting boxes, which have outside access to collect the eggs.

Also, notice the roof has an insulated liner. We also opted for the electric package, so we have a light we can turn on if we have to go to the coop at night.

The guinea fowl really love their coop. For added security, they screwed 1/2 inch vinyl coated wire into each window and ventilation opening. This added security makes a world of difference. The wire cannot be chewed, and it is screwed into the inside, so it cannot be pried off.

For additional security…..we tried something new.

We decided to enclose the coop in another fence. The guinea fowl are very flighty, and tend to go over our perimeter fence, so the roof is also enclosed in one inch vinyl coated wire. This way the guinea are completely safe, and have a large area to roam in during the day, when we aren’t

free-ranging them.

If you are getting chicks or guinea fowl this spring. Make sure you have your coop set up and ready to go once they are ready to be moved out! Our suggestion is to start your backyard flock with

a Leonard Chicken Coop, available in three sizes so there is one for any size backyard.

4×6 – 5×8 – 8×10