Coop is a smart chicken coop for beginners
It could be the rise of the trad wife or maybe self-reliance is just having a moment. Either way, it seems like Coop, the smart chicken coop company, is right on time. This high-tech coop is for people who don't have space for a whole farm. It has cameras, automatic door openers, rogue egg detection, and of course an app to keep the urban farmer up to date.
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