The Garden Coop LLC is a small family business located in Portland, Oregon. We got our start in 2008, when our walk-in chicken coop design was featured on a local chicken coop tour. A number of visitors cycling through that day mentioned an interest in building a chicken coop similar to ours, so I put together a plan and began offering it online as The Garden Coop.

Once the plans were online, I realized just how many folks — from all parts of the country and around the world — were looking for the style and functionality of a chicken coop like this. And they were quite happy to work from a set of plans to jumpstart their project.

Several coop designs have followed that first one. I created The Garden Ark as a smaller, portable design. I created The Basic Coop to see how much coop you could get from the fewest materials possible — and The Garden Run series along with it as a flexible way to expand your chickens' run while keeping them engaged and safe. I developed The Garden Loft for those looking for even more space than The Garden Coop (it's twice the size). And most recently, I created The Quail Hutch design and started a whole new adventure of keeping backyard quail. We’ll see what comes next!

I’m a writer and teacher by profession and a gardener and DIY-er by hobby. Hopefully, all of that comes through in our plans and products. I believe you shouldn’t have to think like an architect — or have a construction background — to build a chicken coop that’s both practical and beautiful. Nor should you be limited by anyone’s instructions, including mine. For many people, our plans and designs are just a starting point for coops that are much nicer than what I could ever dream of creating.

As I mentioned, this is a family business. My wife, Gie, has contributed her insight to the plans and business and her artistic touch to our coops. And my two kids have helped with everything: building, leading workshops, packing kits, shipping — even modeling for photos and videos. Best of all, they got to grow up keeping chickens!

Thank you for your interest and support. Please get in touch with any questions or ideas. I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
John