Hen House Chicken Coop with Run (2-3 chickens)

The coop is fairly easy to assemble and is visually appealing, however the wood is lightweight, thin and is poor quality. I took great care when assembling and at least 40% of the parts split because the wood is low quality, very dry and very soft. I shored up the pieces that split and added braces for support and it’s really flimsy. Don’t think you’re going to be able to move this coop once built because it will likely self distruct way before you can get it where you want it. It’s so flimsy that if it’s not perfectly flat it’s going to be difficult to open and close the doors. The door latches are also lightweight, poor quality and difficult to work. Between the weak wood frames and the poor quality, small latches I can’t imagine this coop offers any security. A raccoon or similar animal would be able to overcome the set up. The roost set up is laughable. There are two roosts, but they are an inch or less off the removable tray. If you want to put any bedding in this coop the roosts will be unusable and the tray will be difficult or impossible to remove without a great deal of mess and possible damage to the coop itself. Finally, this is a tiny coop. I looked carefully at the measurements and they seemed ok for my purposes, but not really a good choice for many backyard chickens. I’ve occasionally put four five to six week old (.5 to .75 pounds each) chicks and it seemed very crowded to me. At most I would use this on a temporary basis for one to two chickens, but wouldn’t use it through the winter here in Connecticut since there is no barrier on the window and nothing would keep blowing rain, sleet or snow from accumulating inside the coop. I’m not happy with this purchase, especially for the price, but am keeping it as a hospital cage that I keep in my garage. Please think carefully about buying this coop if you live in an area with extreme weather, predator problems or if you have more than a chicken or two and I still would encourage you to allow your chickens out frequently.