“So let's start with... I have 11 chickens. 1 Polish hen and a mix of Easter eggers and olive eggers. These birds are mostly on the small to medium size. I thought this coop might be too small for all 11 and it turns out not! All 11 fit in there just fine. I was truly shocked and so happy I tried. I would not suggest more than 8 or 9 max if they are bigger birds. My girls seem to prefer to fit about 4 birds per roost. This coop is too small to lock them in for the night. I keep the door open with a heavily secured run for them to come and go as they please. They put themselves to bed in the coop every night when the sun goes down. They mostly lay in 1 nest box but they do use different nest boxes too.
The coop is very light weight and easy to put together. I had no trouble with assembly. Very easy to understand directions and easy to pick out the pieces. No missing or broken pieces. Packed very securely for shipping. I find the cost is a bit high. I'm not very happy with the cost but I do appreciate a coop that seems it will last for awhile. The sun is harsh here so we will see what happens. It seems secure. I love the pull out trays for bedding. It's easy to clean and just in general a great coop. I feel like it is more hygenic. It is a very lightweight coop and that made me a bit nervous as we get hurricanes here. We built a stand out of wood. It's very heavy. We secured the coop to the stand. Now I feel better with the weight.
Overall I feel the product is very good however the price point is a bit steep. I feel like it was perhaps more of an investment. I will see how the sun damage goes on this coop.”
“We have 10 Formex Snap Lock coops (two small and eight large). Obviously we like them. We bought our first one because we're in Florida and wood stuff outdoors rots. Our two-year old Formex coop (the first one we bought) is still like new, the color does not fade, the parts don't fail and the raccoons are kept out. I've watched raccoons try to get in but their little sharp toenails have nothing to grab. The Formex plastic does not allow them to scratch or bite their way in to our precious chickens and ducks.
I like to build the recommended stands according to the Formex plans. The stand makes it easier to collect eggs and clean out the trays.
Before buying our first Formex coop we tried wood coops from Amazon and Tractor supply. The Amazon coops require heavy paint (by us) on the roof along with a bunch of caulk. They're still rusting and rotting away but they're nice for caring for new chickens before they're put with a family in a Formex coop.
There is nothing to rust or rot on the Formex. You can assemble a Formex coop in under half an hour and there are no tools required. I am 70 years old and believe me, if these were hard to use I would not have 10 of them.
While a Formex coop looks like a big Fisher Price kiddy toy it is a serious tool for keeping birds safe and harvesting their eggs.
MyPetChicken consistently has the best price and availability on the Formex coops. Buy with confidence.
Wishing everyone happy journeys with chickens!”
