“I think this coop is good quality. And attractive looking. I like how the roof opens. The only thing I don’t like is the description that this should fit 4 chickens. There is no way 4 chickens would fit in here. I have two chickens right now and I think that is all that would fit.”
“For a pre-fab coop this one is excellent. I’ve had others in the past and the deep tray on this one is really nice. Also love the ability to add additional runs. Perfect for a small space, like our courtyard. We built a base so that it’s not sitting directly on the ground, hope that preserves it a bit longer. All in all great coop for the price. Would purchase again.”
“The look of this little coop is great. It really looks good. However there are substantial problems. The price I paid was $469.95 which was listed as a $200 discount off the regular price of $669.95. With sales tax the delivered price was $506.37
$500-$700 is a substantial investment. Is this product worth that price?
The wood used here is very soft pine with redwood stain. You have to be VERY careful when assembling the item as it is easy to split the wood while seating the self tapping wood screws. Just a little extra torque and the wood will split. The structural beams are 1"x1 1/2". The wood siding is "1/4" thick. The ramp up to the nesting box area is held up by two small eye hooks that are tapped into 1/2" thick soft pine. The weight of one 8 week old Sexlink chick split the wood within the first week of use. The split caused the hooks to fall out and the ramp to fall to the ground. I had to add a 1"x1 1/2" rectangular oak dowel to reinforce the top of the ramp. I moved the hooks to the hardwood. This problem has been reported before by other buyers. Each door does indeed have two slide bolt locks to secure the doors. The bolt slides into a soft aluminum hoop. That hardware is made of the cheapest soft aluminum available and is attached to the coop with tiny screws. Any real force applied to the doors will immediately pull the screws out of the wood. I am a wildlife rehabber and am thoroughly familiar with raccoons, skunks and opossums. A raccoon, with its extremely dexterous and powerful hands, will have the doors off with no problem. Likewise, Opossums and skunks would have little problem defeating this hardware.
Another problem is the placement of the roosting bars in the upper deck. They are so close to the nesting boxes that the chickens' tails hang over the nests. They poop in the nesting box.
Overall, based on the quality of the materials used, this starter coop is not worth even the discounted price. Considering the choice of materials used a more reasonable price would be in the $175.00 range.”
“My first coop and it was easy to put together myself. Arrived quickly and undamaged. I did some reinforcing of the hardware cloth and used additional cloth to close the gaps around the roof. I have 2 chickens in this, as the run space seems small to me for may more than 2, although the coop could probably hold more.”
“Very pleased with this purchase. Much better quality than others I‚Äôve gotten in the past. I bought it as a maternity coop for my broody hens, and it is perfect. Arrived quickly and was well packaged. No damage.”
