Brooklyn Chicken Coop Map

You know what makes a walk better? Chickens. Take a stroll through Brooklyn and visit our fabulous, feathered ladies. A great way to brighten a walk. Read the descriptions to learn more, link to their sites (if available), and find volunteer opportunities. Scout and submit new coops on instagram (@melanie_kahl). Special scout shout out: Sarah Judd Welch Looking for an illustrator or designer to make a physical map or zine once we hit a dozen coops— open to referrals.

Chicken Coops!

Walt L. Shamel Community Garden Coop

The Walt L. Shamel Community Garden started as a pair of vacant lots on Dean Street in the mid-1980s and was transformed by neighbors into a thriving garden and community space. They have a robust flock of chickens www.instagram.com/waltlshamelgarden/ www.facebook.com/WaltLShamelCommunityGarden/ Scouted by Melanie Kahl Photo of Gregory Anderson by Zachary Schulman is part of The Community Gardener Portrait Project

St. Mark's Avenue / Prospect Heights Community Garden Coop

Warren St. Marks Community Garden is home to lovely chicken coops where you can observe the chickens going about their day. Scouted by Ashley

Private Frontyard Coop

Frontyard Chicken Coop— that often has smaller birds (quails!) Scouted by Melanie Kahl and Sarah Judd Welch

Greene Acres Community Garden Coop

"Greene Acres is a community garden on the corner of Greene and Franklin Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. On the land that is now Greene Acres, there were once brownstones. Those homes burned and were demolished in the 1970s. It was briefly a community garden in the 1980s and again was reestablished in the early 2000s. In September 2012, the garden adopted Rhode Island Red hens. “The girls,” as they have come to be known, quickly charmed the garden and the neighborhood. We have a dedicated committee of “Chicken Tenders” who look after the chickens all year round and they also host "chicken chats." www.greeneacresgarden.com www.instagram.com/greeneacrescommunitygarden (Photo from @greeneacrescommunitygarden on Instagram) Scouted by Melanie Kahl

Franklin Ave Shuttle Chickens

Cared for by Jeffrey Rentschler, Carol Bove, and countless fans. Includes vending machine feeder. These famous ladies are featured here: https://patch.com/new-york/prospectheights/sterling-place-chicken-flock-crown-heights Scouted by Dory Kornfeld Thrasher & Sahar Massachi. Photo by Melanie Kahl

Hattie Carthan Community Garden Coop

A little coop hidden in the back of the large Hattie Carthan Community Garden and Market. The Coop is on Lafayette and Marcy. The Chickens arrived at the garden in spring of 2010. They accept volunteer applications to care for the chickens on their website. "The eggs from our hens are distributed in our discounted weekly mixed basket and the dung will be added back to our compost. I feel truly, ancestrally linked to my foremothers who raised the same breed (Rhode Island Reds)"— read about the background on the program by Yonnette Fleming online. www.hattiecarthancommunitymarket.com https://www.hattiecarthancommunitymarket.com/livestock-program https://www.hattiecarthancommunitymarket.com/_files/ugd/aaf081_dcaf2a57ef9b49ffa5be17f86a1b5bca.pdf www.instagram.com/hattie.carthan Scouted by Melanie Photo from the Hattie Carthan Garden Website

Warren St. Marks Community Garden Coop

A sweet full block community garden with fancy ladies tucked in between. Lots of space to sit and enjoy. https://wsgarden.org Photo by Melanie Kahl

Tranquility Farm

A 5,200 sq ft urban Farm in Bedford Stuyvesant dedicated to sustainable agriculture. "Of course, they’re gorgeous and lay eggs—up to one a day per bird—but their critical contributions go beyond that. “They really build soil and they build ecosystems,” LaMond says." Scouted by Melanie Kahl Photos from Tranquility's social media page and Jennifer McFarland https://www.facebook.com/Tranqulityfarms https://www.instagram.com/tranquility.farm.us/ Read more: https://www.wnyc.org/story/finding-tranquility-bed-stuy/ https://linewaitersgazette.com/2023/12/19/a-coop-member-otherwise-known-as-a-community-gardens-chief-chicken-steward/

Community Roots Charter School - Elementary School Campus

A school-based garden and chicken coop nestled on the grounds. Community Roots also has an outdoor kindergarten. Scouted by Tracy Candido Read more: https://communityroots.org/forest-school/ See the chickens: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cj-vADqr_46/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Imani Garden Chicken Coop

"In 2010 we designed and built a coop for 50 chickens at the Imani Garden in partnership with New York Restoration Project.Our chicken farm, lovingly called "Fort Hen", serves as a site for educational programming on keeping chickens in the city, and all things chicken." www.instagram.com/imanichickens Press: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2019/06/19/meet-lovable-chickens-in-a-crown-heights-community-garden/ https://www.brownstoner.com/interiors-renovation/raising-backyard-chickens-brooklyn-imani-community-garden/ Photo from Brooklyn Eagle Scouted by Sarah Judd Welch