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Henstead Homestead Co.
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Ten feet long. Thirty square feet of run. The coop you stop upgrading from.
The Big Barn is what you buy when the flock stopped being a hobby. A full ten feet end to end, with 30 square feet of covered run — real room for the birds to scratch, dust-bathe, and get out of each other's way, which is what actually keeps a large flock calm.
The raised hen house sits at one end with two roosting perches and removable PVC floor pads that lift straight out for cleaning. Four nesting boxes open from outside, so collecting eggs takes seconds without disturbing anyone. Eight doors in total mean you can reach every corner of this coop without crawling into it — the difference between a five-minute clean and a chore you put off.
| Capacity | 10-12 hens · best with daily free-ranging |
| Overall footprint | 120" L × 56.3" W × 59.1" H |
| Covered run | 90.5" L × 29.5" W × 37.8" H · 30.1 sq ft |
| Hen house | 11.5 sq ft · door opening 18.3" × 25.5" |
| Nesting | 4 exterior-access boxes · 1.25 sq ft each |
| Interior | 2 roosting perches · removable PVC floor pads |
| Access | 8 doors total |
| Materials | Fir timber · steel-framed mesh · asphalt shingle roof |
| Ships | Flat-packed in multiple boxes, UPS Ground, tracked |
| Assembly | Half a day to a weekend · 2 people · 1 drill |
Built for real weather
Owners run these through Wisconsin winters and Missouri thunderstorms. Here's what's actually holding up.
Asphalt shingle over a pitched frame, not thin felt stapled flat. Rain and snowmelt run off instead of pooling and soaking through.
Real timber — no particle board, nothing that swells and comes apart after one wet spring. Re-coat the stain every year or two and it keeps going.
The run panels are steel-backed, so they stay square under snow load and wind instead of racking out of shape over a season.
The hen house sits up on legs, out of standing water and off frozen ground. That gap matters more in January than any amount of insulation.
One honest note on cold climates: hens handle cold far better than damp. Keep airflow moving up high without a draft at roost level, and keep the run cleared or tarped on the windward side so they'll still go outside. That's true of any coop, ours included.
Built to protect your flock
Raccoons are patient, clever, and have hands. Everything here is built with that in mind.
Welded at every joint, not twisted like chicken wire. Chicken wire keeps hens in; it does not keep a determined raccoon out.
Sliding bolts and locking hardware throughout — not the spring hooks that a raccoon works loose in twenty minutes.
The run is covered as well as walled, so hawks and climbers don't get a free entry point from above.
Roosting happens above ground level, behind a separate latched door. Two barriers between your flock and whatever's outside.
What we won't claim: no coop is predator-proof, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling. What we build is predator-aware — welded mesh, real latches, no easy gaps. Latch every door at dusk and check your hardware each spring, and you've done the important part.
Your order is protected
Every coop ships UPS Ground, flat-packed and insured. You get a tracking number the moment it leaves, and most orders land within 5–7 business days. Larger coops ship in multiple boxes and may arrive on different days — that's normal.
Check your boxes on arrival. If a panel is cracked, a latch is bent, or hardware is missing, email us photos within 48 hours of delivery and the replacement ships free. No forms, no arguing about fault. We stock spares of everything.
Call or text 608-384-2611, or email hensteadcoops@gmail.com. We answer within 24 hours — usually a lot faster. Pre-sale questions, assembly help, spare parts years from now, all the same number.
One-year warranty on workmanship and materials. Beyond that, parts that fail under normal use still ship free — email us and it's on the way. Full terms in our Refund & Return Policy.
From the flock
We already had the barn and the windmill — this coop still gets the compliments from every visitor. Weathered two storms so far without a drop inside. Farm-approved.
Tom & Susan H.Ames, IA · September 2026
Yes, I bought a rooster statue to match it. The coop turned into the best-looking thing in our yard. Two stories means the hens have space and my lawn doesn't pay for it.
Megan S.Columbus, OH · July 2026
Took this during the first real snowfall. Icicles on the roof, four inches on the ground, inside stayed dry and the hens were out scratching like nothing happened. That's all I needed to see.
Dan K.Eau Claire, WI · January 2026
Retired in the spring, got chickens in the summer. Every panel fit, it looks sharp from the driveway, and eight hens have room to spare. Neighbors ask about it constantly.
Gary P.Jacksonville, NC · August 2026
The nesting lid in this photo is why we bought it — eggs from outside, no crawling in. Grabbed four this morning before my coffee finished brewing. Ten hens, zero crowding.
Lauren M.Charlotte, NC · July 2026
We hung lights around it because honestly it earned them. This is our porch view every evening. Everything latches up tight at night and we stopped worrying after the first week.
Ashley & Ben R.Franklin, TN · June 2026
Perfect size for our first three hens. Setup was one afternoon and I move it around the yard by myself when the grass needs a break. The boots live by the door now.
Rachel T.Carmel, IN · August 2026Good questions
About Henstead
Henstead started the way most flocks do — with four hens, a flimsy kit coop, and one very rude awakening involving a raccoon and a broken latch.
So we built the coops we couldn't find: real solid timber, welded mesh that holds, nesting boxes you reach from outside, and designs that look like they belong in your garden — not hidden behind it. Every coop is quality-checked, flat-packed, and shipped tracked from people who actually answer their email.
Eleven million households keep backyard chickens now. We're here for every one of them.
Join the flock
Fresh eggs before coffee, hens that sleep through the night shift, and a coop you'll still love in ten years.
Add to flock — $1,249.00Questions first? Text us at 608-384-2611 — a real person answers.