“Our 7 layers adopted this new coop very quickly and appear to love it. Assembly was very easy and quick as the parts merely snapped together. I learned that a medium sized pan head screwdriver was needed to help persuade a few of the tabs into their slots. The design is very good; they even provided carabiners to secure all openings. The coop is light enough for two people to easily carry. I modified their suggested design for the pedestal by adding knee bracing for added strength and stability. The pedestal can still be carried by one man. I also added ground anchors at every corner to prevent toppling during high wind conditions.
Ventilation has been very good with the two high point vents and the numerous small openings due to the design. The ventilation worked well for us during our many +100F days here in Texas. The coop comes with 3 roosting bars that have a total of 6 possible positions. It took a few tries to find the combination that the chickens liked. We modified the nesting boxes by adding a partial curtain covering to give the layer some sense of privacy by attaching cloth to the underside of the lid. Cleaning the coop is a breeze. The coop floor under the roosting bars is covered by two trays that are easily removed from the backside of the coop. Our layers are fussy on their bedding materials and seem to prefer almost none in the nesting boxes. Of the four nesting boxes, our layers use only two. After being away overnight once, we came home to find 4 eggs in each of two nesting boxes. The chickens like to be on high places. Unfortunately the roof on the coop is far to slick for the birds who we watched slip and slide off of. So I modified the coop roof with self adhesive nonslip tape. We have recommended this coop design to others, and will continue to do so.”
“Doesn‚Äôt even deserve One star. Owned coop for over 6 months & coop Leaks when it rains heavily. Hens poop all over nesting box when perched overnight. Very drafty and not at all for a cold climate. Don‚Äôt waste your money.”
“Really like that My Pet Chicken put the plans for platform for free on their site. My husband and I snapped this together in about 1/2 hr, and it seems quite sturdy. Cleaning is a Breeze!!! Very happy with this coop, and the chickies seem to like it as well.”
“There was a long wait for this coop to come back into stock due to the recent demand but worth waiting for! Went together easy and it‚Äôs well built! I went with this plastic coop for ease of cleaning and it didn‚Äôt disappoint. There are plans online for building a stand for this model which I highly recommend! Over all - very happy!!”
“Originally I gave this coop a soso review because of a problem I had after adding bedding. I was contacted by My Pet Chicken and they helped me solve my problem. Now that I know the solution and it was pretty easy to fix I give this coop 5 stars. It is tough, has withstood a week of downpours and kept my chicks dry.”
“We bought this based on the many positive reviews. In general the coop is attractive and was pretty easy to put together. We made the stand based on the directions and unfortunately in the last storm we had the whole thing blew over. I‚Äôve now put it up on cinderblocks which seems sturdier. I‚Äôve had only a few problems. 1st is that the back door to open for cleaning is difficult to get out and the litter trays are flimsy. Of even greater concern is that the roosting bars are a bit too short and the middle one in particular often falls To the ground with my girls on it. I have taken the middle bar out and I‚Äôm just using the two side bar now in hopes that they are sturdier and will stay in place. I don‚Äôt know if the roosts are really just built too short which would be a major flaw in the design? Or if the back wall bows with time and that makes the roosting bars not fit right? At any rate, I would love suggestions if anyone has had success with ways to keep the roosting bars steady and in place.”
