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Depends on the size of the flock in the coop
English is not my first language and I got so confused with this word. So should it be co-op or is coop short for cooperative? Because coop is for chickens, right?
Co-op is generally considered more correct, yes
Yes, it's short for "cooperative". All of "coop", "co-op", and "coöp" are all technically correct (historically cooperative was spelled coöperative and co-operative), but co-op is probably the best to use because "coop" usually refers to chicken coops.
In English the 'base' of the word is 'operate'. Co, an affix ( prefix ) modifies operate and means something like 'operate together', and can even be written as co-operative ( noun ) or co-operate ( verb, but antiquated in my opinion ) .
So it's usually written without the dash, but when it's shorted to 'coop' I think it's best to use the dash as it removes ambiguity.