Become a Coop Campus

Adding a chicken coop to your campus can be a powerful addition to your students’ education. Integrating chickens into the school curriculum offers a unique way to enrich student learning across multiple content areas. Chickens provide daily opportunities for experiential education as students observe life cycles, animal behavior, and sustainable food systems firsthand and encourage responsibility and empathy as students take part in daily care. Chickens provide a living example of how agriculture connects to our everyday lives. Chickens have a way of transforming abstract concepts for any age into tangible, memorable experiences that enrich multiple subject areas and foster a deeper connection between students and nature. By weaving chickens into the curriculum, schools cultivate not only knowledge but also practical skills

Chicken Curriculum

Chickens can be used in many different ways to promote learning. In science, students can study chicken biology, life cycles, and ecosystems; in math, they can calculate feed ratios or egg production statistics. Social studies lessons come alive when exploring the history of domestication and the role of agriculture in human societies, while language arts can incorporate research or creative writing inspired by daily observations. Beyond academics, chickens extend learning outside the classroom by fostering responsibility, teamwork, and environmental stewardship through hands-on care and sustainable food practices.

Picking a Coop for Your Campus

Deciding on how many chickens or the amount of eggs you want to collect weekly is a good first step in narrowing down which coop is right for you. All our chicken coop models are labeled with recommended chicken capacity and estimated weekly egg production for easy shopping. We recommend any of our walk in series coops as they allow children to walk inside and experience your flock first hand. Give us a call at 877-741-2667 if you need help determining which coop is the best fit or if you’re interested in making your coop ADA compliant. We want to do our part in making sure all your students on campus can enjoy your flock. We want to do our part in making sure all your students on campus can enjoy your flock. After deciding on a coop model, be sure to check out the available accessories. They are designed to make life better and easier for both chickens and chicken keepers.

Building Your Coop on Campus

Our coops are sent as  DIY kits which include everything necessary to build your school chicken coop including all hardware, fasteners and even the drill bits. No building experience is required. Assembling a coop doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Reaching out to families in your school community or even students looking for community service hours can be a great way to not only build your coop, but build new relationships. Where to Build Your Chicken Coop is a great blog to read to help your campus decide where to build your coop to ensure your flock thrives.

Planning for Weekends and School Holidays

Our waterer and feeders provide enough food and water to last through a weekend, but you’ll need to plan ahead for longer school vacations to ensure your flock stays cared for. Assigning someone in your school community as the “Campus Coop Captain” can be a great way to organize the care of your coop to maximize its success.

An Egg-celent Perk

Fresh eggs are a great gift to hand out for any kind of “EGG-celence” one may see on campus! A coop has the potential of enriching a campus in so many different ways! If you are interested in the idea of adding a coop to your campus or have questions about how it could work on your particular campus, feel free to give us a call. We can share our experience in keeping chickens and our knowldge of helping other schools with their campus coops.  Our mission as a family owned company is to offer the best customer service and build relationships that are Built For Life™ .

Have questions or comments regarding anything mentioned in this blog post? Please feel free to email us at support@roostandroot.com or call us at 877-741-2667. We’re real people and are always happy to help!