We have seen chicken coops styled after the palace at Versailles and others that look like Hobbit houses, but the coop that arrived today in the Coop Garden at CLUCK the Chicken Store looks like no coop we have seen before, and yet like something that has always belonged in Wisconsin.

We call it the round barn coop, although it’s really octagonal. Coop builder Jeff Jicinsky modeled it on the grand old round barns you can still see around Southwestern Wisconsin.

We will have to admit that, from a distance, it could be a full size barn. But of course, this barn has nest boxes, a roost, a gravity drinking water supply, built-in feeders and Jeff’s signature trap door/ladder to let the birds in and out. It’s also fully electrified –all ready for occupancy. Just add chickens.

One of our favorite features is the little glass block windows that glow when the inside light it turned on. Jeff used a diamond saw to cut glass blocks in half and then fitted them in around the walls. Glass block is such a traditional Wisconsin barn construction material that it looks right at home in the coop.

This coop is going to get the neighbors buzzing when someone buys it and installs in in their backyard. It’s a real piece of yard art.

We have put the round barn coop right in the front of the Coop Garden and we invite all our readers to stop by CLUCK for a personal coop tour.