henhouse

Coop for layers

A henhouse is a small building or shelter where chickens are kept, particularly for roosting and laying eggs.

The expression the fox guarding the henhouse describes someone untrustworthy given responsibility over what they might exploit.

poultry

coop

Poultry enclosure

fowl · flock · nesting boxes · roost · perch · cluck · feathers · wattles · combs · beaks

structure

coop

Poultry enclosure

perch · ramp · ventilation · bedding · litter · enclosure · run · wire mesh · door · latch

farming

barnyard

Farm's animal enclosure

backyard · husbandry · agriculture · animal husbandry · subsistence · rural · pastured · free-range · poultry farm · self-sufficiency

eggs

laying

Putting down horizontally

  • nestingMaking a dwelling
  • clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
  • yolkEgg's nutrient core

albumen · eggshell · collection · brooding · incubation · candling · egg production · nest egg · hatching · fertile

protection

fence

Boundary structure between properties

latch · security · guard dog · barrier · nighttime · shelter · safe · fortified · secure · hardware cloth

Categories
Opposites
animal housing type

henhousebarn

Agricultural storage structure

stable · pigsty · doghouse · cattle shed · sheep pen

predator-prey relationship

henhousefox den

Burrow housing wild canids

wolf den · dog kennel · cat house · snake pit

Phrases
Family

henhouses

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G