Add one for every four hens. When making a chicken coop, add a covered run for safe outdoor exercise. Birds will be happier —and healthier—if given space to run, forage, flap their wings ...

That was, until I learned the giant retailer is selling chicken coops—yes, chicken coops. The coop holds up to 15 chickens (!!) and includes a feeder, a waterer, and five nesting boxes.

"It's doable to build an enclosed chicken coop and run; it just requires more effort," she said. "The most cost-effective way to do that is covering the top of your fenced chicken run with netting ...