Why does it look like a trash can? Because trash cans are so common, they are nominally "invisible" to us. This "invisible," discreet, stealth coop can be owned less conspicuously than most other designs.

Our society is full of conflicting values. In an effort to protect ourselves from disease, we have created rules against homeowners having "farm animals." Despite the fact that backyard flocks sustain vast portions of the world population, some nearsighted city governments and home owner associations have inserted language in their ordinances and agreements blocking home owners from keeping chickens. At the same time, industrialization and factory practices have made the chickens and eggs in the supermarket increasingly unhealthy. For definitive information on these health risks read The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter or The Maker's Diet .

Since 1999, Egganic Industries has provided homeowners with innovative chick en coops. For over four years, we have been aware of the need for a coop that would be "invisible" in the often very small yards of housing developments. The Henspa Gazebo ^TM and the Hen Chalet ^TM were both designed to be "eye friendly". The HenCondo ^TM incorporates solid chicken  house functional features with a unique design that is intended to become as invisible as possible to the eyes of people passing through a neighborhood. Trash cans are so common that we seldom "see" them. The trashcan profile of the HenCondo ^TM reduces the likelihood of it being recognized as a chicken coop.

Circles provide the most efficient use of wall length for creating ground space.  The white walls of the "house" are made of recycled vinyl billboard material that is exceptionally strong and long lasting, especially in landfills where most of this material ends up if it is not recycled. (Strong in landfills is not good. Strong in chicken houses is good.)

The HenCondo ^TM is easy to assemble, easy to move and economical. Although it only holds three hens, if you would like a larger flock, you can have two or three units. Many people have three trashcans in their yard. Having three HenCondos is much less likely to be noticed than a Henspa ^TM . The cost of three HenCondos is about the same as the cost of a Henspa ^TM .