Barn stall chicken coop

Meyer Hatchery shows how to convert an unused horse stall into a chicken coop for chickens. Things to think about and how to predator-proof!

Here are the steps we took to convert a stall in our dairy barn into a home for our chickens.

You can convert an old outbuilding, an unused garden shed or even a horse stall into a chicken coop! Check out this horse stall conversion!

We’ll break down what you need to know about building a chicken coop inside a barn along with the advantages and disadvantages.

I like this barn with a chicken run attached. I imagine having the coop inside the barn, one or two horse stalls, a tack room and maybe lengthen it a bit more for a milking parlor.

Coverted horse stall into chicken coop

roosts; chicken coop inside barn

This little garden shed turned into our simple and sweet little red barn chicken coop. It has been such a perfect start to our chicken flock. We love to repurpose and reuse items as we go - check it out!

My family bought a 22 acre horse farm and it has a wonderful 13 stall barn. The horses are going on one end and my chickens are getting a couple stalls at...

We converted an old shed on our property into a chicken coop with an attached run. It was quite the process, as nothing in the shed was even close to being square or level. Our farmhouse was built in 1832, and I’m not sure exactly how old the shed is, but as you can see from the “before” pictures it’s pretty old and absolutely charming!