Is the Roost & Root Stand-Up Coop worth buying?
The Stand-Up is a whole chicken set-up on a 58 by 66 in footprint: a closed roost area up top, a wire run below and beside it, and a full-height door so you don't crouch. It's cedar with stainless hardware, built in central Texas, and Roost & Root says most customers assemble it in about four hours. It was $3,349 on November 14, 2026, which is a lot per hen ($558 at six). You pay for the material, the run in the price and a 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
Buy it if
- Your yard is small and you want one tidy structure, not a coop plus a pen
- You care how it looks from the kitchen window
- You have a cordless drill and a free Saturday
What does "self-contained" mean for six hens?
Roost & Root rates its coops by how many hens can live in them full time, with no free-ranging. For the Stand-Up that's "up to 6 hens self-contained", a figure it bases on "no less than 4 ft² per bird" of run space.
Do the sum: 6 hens at 4 sq ft is 24 sq ft, and the whole footprint is 26.6 sq ft. So the run uses nearly all of the ground, and the roost area sits above part of it. It's a tight, honest count, and one of the few where the brand shows its rule.
What we can't verify is the bedroom. The hen house dimensions aren't published separately, so our formula scores space as "not stated". Ask for the roost bar length: at 9 inches per bird, six hens need 54 inches.
How safe is it from predators?
This is the Stand-Up's best subject. The run panels are welded livestock wire, the latches and hinges are heavy-duty, and the hens sleep in a closed roost area raised off the ground. That's three of the four protections our formula looks for, worth 8.5 out of 10, and it puts the Stand-Up first in our predator-proof ranking.
The fourth is a dig barrier, and nothing on the page describes one. If foxes or dogs visit your yard, stand the coop on pavers or lay a hardware-cloth apron around it; the Extension predator guide recommends burying it at least 12 inches.
Roost & Root calls the coop "predator safe". We'd say well defended, with one job left for you.
Is the sale price real?
On November 14 the page read "Was $3,890 Now $3,349" and "Offer ends Nov 17th", beside a "retail price" of $5,990. We use the price you'd have paid that day and show $3,890 as the regular price. We don't count the $5,990.
We can't tell you whether another offer follows this one. If you're reading this after November 17, open the page: the price there is the one that counts. Shipping is added in the cart and depends on your region, so get that figure before you compare with a coop that ships free.
Video: "How to Build the Round-Top Stand-Up Chicken Coop | Roost & Root", Roost & Root on YouTube. Not made by us; chosen because it shows the product or the topic clearly.
What's in the box?
Cedar panels, partially assembled; the roost bars and the egg box; welded-wire run panels and doors; hardware and a toolkit. The waterer, the feeder and the storm panels are options.
How long does assembly take, and what do you need?
It comes by scheduled freight on a pallet, in large panels that are already partly built. Roost & Root's figure is about four hours with a cordless drill. Level the site first; a run that rocks on uneven ground leaves gaps at the bottom, which is where predators look.
What does it really cost once it's in the yard?
Shipping, calculated in the cart. The storm panel set is $299 if your winters are cold or wet. A waterer and a feeder are options. Add pavers or a hardware-cloth apron if digging predators are around.
What do we like, and what should you know?
- Run included: 26.6 sq ft of footprint for house and run together
- 100% cedar, stainless steel hardware and welded livestock wire
- 85 in tall outside: you clean and collect eggs standing up
- "Most customers complete assembly in about four hours" (Roost & Root)
- 2-year warranty and a 60-day satisfaction guarantee, with no restocking fee stated
The catch: The price: $3,349 for six hens, before shipping, which is calculated in the cart. Roost & Root doesn't publish the size of the hen house on its own, so we can't check the space per hen. No droppings tray is described. In a cold or wet climate you'll add the storm panel set ($299).
Are you allowed to keep hens where you live?
Before you order, check your city or county code and, if you have one, your HOA covenants: they decide whether hens are allowed, how many, and how far a coop must sit from the property line (Extension, urban poultry rules). Can I have chickens in my backyard shows where to look, and how big should a chicken coop be does the space math for 3 to 20 hens. This isn't legal advice.
Roost & Root Stand-Up Coop specifications
| Type | Walk-in coop |
|---|---|
| Hens, says the brand | Up to 6 hens "self-contained" (Roost & Root) |
| Hens at 3 sq ft each | House size not published |
| House | Overall footprint 58 in wide x 66 in long, 85 in high outside (hen house size not published separately) |
| Material | 100% cedar, stainless steel hardware, welded livestock wire; built in central Texas |
| Roosts | Roost bars in a closed upper roost area, for 6 standard hens |
| Nest boxes | Egg box reached from outside (count not stated) |
| Run | Integrated run under and beside the roost: you stand up inside it |
| Predator protection | Welded livestock wire panels, heavy-duty latches and hinges, closed raised roost area; Roost & Root says "predator safe" |
| Cleaning | Full-height door so you clean standing up; no tray described |
| Weather | Round metal roof, open wire for ventilation; storm panel set $299 for cold or wet climates |
| Assembly | Ships partially assembled in large panels: "most customers complete assembly in about four hours" with a cordless drill |
| Made in | Central Texas, USA |
| Shipping | Scheduled freight on a pallet; cost calculated in the cart |
| Warranty | 2 years against material and workmanship defects |
| Returns | 60-day satisfaction guarantee (terms on the policies page) |
"Not stated": not on the pages we read on November 14, 2026. Every figure is Roost & Root's own.
Why 8.4/10? The score, criterion by criterion
Each criterion is scored out of 10 from what Roost & Root publishes; what isn't published scores 2. This product rounded to the same figure as the one ranked just above it; the published tie-break (lower price, then longer warranty) places it one step below, so that no two products share a score. A coop's price is judged per hen the brand says it houses, against the median of the coops. The full method is public.
| Price per hen the brand says it houses (15%) | 2.1/10 |
|---|---|
| Room per hen (15%) | Not published: 2.0/10 |
| Predator protection published (15%) | 8.5/10 |
| Warranty (15%) | 6.0/10 |
| Cleaning (10%) | 7.0/10 |
| Weather (10%) | 7.0/10 |
| Run included in the price, and its size per hen (10%) | 6.3/10 |
| Return window, minus fees and return shipping (5%) | 8.5/10 |
| Assembly time stated by the brand (5%) | 7.0/10 |
How much is the Roost & Root Stand-Up Coop, and where do you buy it?
$3,349 on Roost & Root's own US store on November 14, 2026. The page read "Was $3,890 Now $3,349", "Offer ends Nov 17th", next to a "retail price" of $5,990. Shipping is calculated in the cart by region.
If that is more than you planned, the OverEZ Large Coop costs $2,499 and scores 8.3/10. Next in price, the OverEZ XL Coop is $3,499 for 8.0/10.
What should you ask Roost & Root first?
- What are the inside dimensions of the roost area, and how long are the roost bars?
- What is freight to my ZIP code, and how is the pallet unloaded?
- What are the conditions of the 60-day satisfaction guarantee: who pays the return freight?
What should you compare it with?
The two coops closest in price: OverEZ XL Coop ($3,499, 8.0/10) and OverEZ Large Coop ($2,499, 8.3/10).
Head-to-heads: Roost & Root Walk-In Coop vs Roost & Root Stand-Up Coop. Its closest rivals, compared with each other: OverEZ Large Coop vs OverEZ XL Coop.
Rankings with this coop: best chicken coops, all ranked, chicken coop kit, chicken coop for 6 chickens, walk in chicken coop, predator proof chicken coop.
Guides that mention it or help you decide: how to winterize a chicken coop, how to predator proof a chicken coop.
Where do these figures come from?
- roostandroot.com/product/roost-root-round-top-stand-up-chic…, read November 14, 2026
- roostandroot.com/policies, read November 14, 2026
