“I really am happy with my "clubhouse" coop. It arrived packaged well with only one small piece of wood broken that was an easy fix. I chose this particular coop because it had features a lot of the coops didn't, such as cross ventilation in the coop, a window for light, a deeper box for cleaning out under the perch area and extra hardware cloth if you prefer to attach it to the bottom of the run. ( I chose not to ) Installation was fairly easy but I would recommend a ratchet screwdriver or cordless driver, even though they provide you with a screwdriver it stripped out (soft metal) quickly. I have three small bantams I use it for. My chickens are happy now.”
“I really should have painted this before I assembled but I wasn‚Äôt sure entirely what pieces were inside versus outside exposure. I even gave them a cute saying inside. Went to together easily enough.”
“Coop is super cute, but incredibly difficult to put together with directions given and took way longer than expected. Definitely recommend an electric drill and not screw driver to put together! I feel some things should've already been attached; for example all the latches. Also, for being predator proof you'd think they'd have a latch for coop roof instead of just saying no latch. My coop came with 2 broken parts that I glued together which seem to be alright, but just be prepared for that or be willing to wait for replacements. If you get extra runs they are nice, but don't go together as expected and leave small gaps. Overall not horrible, but certainly not what I expected for the cost!”
“Both the Dropping tray and nesting box are shot after less than two years. Dropping tray is made out of aluminum, and has rusted out and fallen apart despite weekly cleanings (no small feat, since it is heavy and hard to pull out once chickens poop and kick the litter around). Nesting box is not lined with anything and is similarly about to lose its bottom. MyPetChicken‚Äôs response was to sell me a $40 replacement tray assembly, and to admonish me that I should have been cleaning the coop out daily. Is that realistic? Why not line it with plastic or vinyl or something that won‚Äôt corrode?
I will figure out my own solution, but if you decide to buy this expensive but otherwise ok coop, do yourself a favor and I stalk some sheet vinyl in both the dropping tray and the nesting box. The nesting box is hard to clean out anyway, and something removable would help.”
“We really adore this coop. It's cute and well-made and I can see our girls being happy in it.
That said, it was a little hard to put together. It took my husband and I about two hours and we used a drill. It would be great if the directions were a bit more clear. It seems to jam everything into about 5 steps and the drawings have A LOT going on in them.
We are planning on staining / sealing it to extend the life of it.
I'm glad we bought an additional run and I'm glad we waited before getting our hens. I don't see this holding 4 regular / large sized hens. 3 tops.
We plan on getting padlocks + more latches for the roof (it seems like a bit of an oversight that everything else latches up but not the roof?) and the nesting box and runs. Can't be too safe.
Overall, we're quite pleased.”
“I purchased "the run" portion of "The Clubhouse" coop. Very overpriced for quality of run. Very "rickety" and unstable. I put in some 1x1s for support. I can't see that this will last more than one year. Local supplier has more quality for the price. Instructions were great though. And the coop and run I purchased last year was ok, but this one is definitely not worth the money.”
“The pictures make it look bigger than it is. No way four full size chickens live comfortably in this house. Pretty flimsy. A determined dog could easily get into the run part. Easy to construct.”
