Carolina Coops

Handcrafted chicken coops built in the USA

Carolina Coops designs and builds chicken coops that the company describes as handcrafted in the United States using premium materials. Its stated aim is to serve both newcomers collecting a first egg and long-time keepers, with structures sized for suburban backyards as well as full-scale homesteads. The range is presented as walk-in housing that is fully predator-proof and equipped with the company's signature deep litter system, which it says allows a coop to go a year or more without being cleaned out.

The catalogue is organised around named models rather than generic sizes, and the site lists monthly financing figures as starting points for several of them.

Coop models in the catalogue

The core line covers several distinct designs, each sold as a complete coop:

• American Coop — listed from $450/mo.
• Carolina Coop — listed from $750/mo.
• California Coop — listed from $297/mo.
• Eco Coop — listed from $152/mo.
• Penthouse Coop — listed from $415/mo.
• Tractor Coop — listed from $631/mo.
• Craftsman Coop and Homestead Coop — offered as call-to-order models.

These figures are the monthly financing references shown on the site at the time of writing this profile and are not full purchase prices.

Ducks, rabbits and other animals

Beyond chickens, the company builds housing for other backyard species. The American Duck Coop is listed from $451/mo, and the Bunny Bungalow, intended for rabbits, from $451/mo. A separate custom-build line covers custom chicken coops, custom duck coops, custom pigeon coops, custom quail coops and custom goat houses, allowing the design to be adapted to a specific property or flock.

Components, accessories and DIY supplies

Carolina Coops also sells the parts and systems that make up its coops, aimed at owners who want to assemble or upgrade housing themselves. The catalogue includes:

• Poultry bedding, including a hemp hurd bedding promoted for a cleaner, drier coop.
• Watering systems and CoopWorx watering supplies.
• Chicken treats, hatching and brooding equipment, and feeding supplies.
• Coop DIY feeder hoppers, egg hutches, roost bars, windows, Dutch doors, cupolas, ladders and perch bars.
• Hardware such as nipples, dowels, staples and hardware cloth.
• Winter storm shields, including cupola and roof rib versions.

The site also points to Amazon and affiliate links for some supplies and sells its own merchandise, including shirts, hats, hoodies, mugs and items for children and youths.

Guides, delivery and installation options

Alongside the products, the company publishes resources on coop features and options, the ACRE system, deep litter management, winter storm shields, site preparation, installing a predator apron and water system installation and troubleshooting. Shipping is organised in several ways: freight to a residence, to a terminal or to a business, and pick-up at the Carolina Coops headquarters. A white glove or turn-key service is also offered, with an estimate available for that option. Financing is presented as a further way to purchase.

Video Chicken Live and public profile

Carolina Coops runs a programme called Video Chicken Live, announced on the site as airing Fridays at 3pm EST on YouTube, with links to the latest episode. The site also carries a Trustpilot reference and a set of testimonials attributed to named individuals, among them athletes, television presenters, influencers and the editor-in-chief of Southern Living, praising the craftsmanship, predator protection and feeding systems of the coops. These are individual statements rather than an independent assessment.