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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Make sure chicken coops and livestock are protected.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 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
Securing chicken coops and livestock Beyond bird feeders, residents need to protect backyard chickens, hives, and other small livestock.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
At Commonwealth, a short boy in a red baseball hat was imitating the rooster in the chicken coop, a fuzzy strutter with a pack-a-day crowing voice that trailed off in a crackle at the end.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 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
Securing chicken coops and livestock Beyond bird feeders, residents need to protect backyard chickens, hives, and other small livestock.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
At Commonwealth, a short boy in a red baseball hat was imitating the rooster in the chicken coop, a fuzzy strutter with a pack-a-day crowing voice that trailed off in a crackle at the end.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Chicken coop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chicken%20coop. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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