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The domain coop is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is intended for the use of cooperatives, wholly owned subsidiaries, and other organizations that exist to promote or support co-operatives.

The coop TLD was proposed by the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) as a response to the announcement by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in late 2000 of a phased release of seven new generic top-level domains in an expansion of the Internet domain name space.

The proposal was backed by many cooperatives and similar trade groups around the world, including the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA). The technical infrastructure for the coop TLD was developed by the worker cooperative Poptel in the United Kingdom and became operational on January 30, 2002.

The domain's sponsoring organization is DotCooperation LLC (also known as dotCoop), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Cooperative Business Association. DotCooperation is responsible for the TLD operation, including the enforcement of registration requirements. In 2005, the Midcounties Co-operative assumed operation of the domain registry through a subsidiary unit (Midcounties Co-operative Domains). DynDNS was contracted as the sole DNS provider for the registry in 2006.

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Interest rising in chicken farming amid heightened grocery prices

The Call 07 Mar 2025
Prices start at around $500 for a six-month contract, which includes two hens, a coop, food, water dishes, and expert support ... At around six weeks old, start introducing them to their outdoor coop. Ensure the coop is predatorproof, spacious, and weather-protected....
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Backyard birds: What would-be egg farmers need to consider

Wtop 04 Mar 2025
Consumers frustrated with high egg prices may either decide to give up their favorite breakfast food, cut out the baking or take the plunge into raising their own laying hens. But experts on raising chickens say there’s a lot to consider before planning on putting up a coop in your backyard and heading down to the local feed store ... Source ....
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Egg prices are up. Is raising backyard chickens a better deal?

Usatoday 01 Mar 2025
Still, it took until early February, after a dramatic spike in egg prices, for Johnson to convince her husband to say yes to a backyard coop ... She purchased a chicken brooder ‒ which will house the birds until they're big enough for a coop ‒ and has started collecting the basic materials for her chickens’ permanent home....

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