Best Choice Products 80in Outdoor Wooden Chicken Coop Multi-Level Hen House, Poultry Cage w/Ramps, Run, Nesting Box, Wire Fence, 3 Access Areas

I purchased this coop as a place to transition my 3-week old hens to a lager enclosure before putting them in the big-girl coop. The package arrived early and took about an hour to assemble by myself. The directions lack a little detail, but with some common sense it is not too bad to figure out. The directions note the only tools needed are a screwdriver and wrench, but an electric screwdriver or drill are a big help. Not sure I could have tightened all those screws by hand. I love just about everything with this coop, from the simple assembly, sturdy construction, etc. I was especially impressed with the design of the lid on the nesting box as it tucks under the wall to shed water (a design flaw in other high-end coops) and even included a prop to hold the nesting box lid open. As much as I am impressed with this coop there were a few things that would have made it better. The slide bolts (locks) are kinda cheap (but they work). I really would have liked a lock on the lid for the nesting box. I think a big enough bird could lift it open and I imagine a racoon or opossum could probably figure it out too (but an easy fix, just by a hook and eyebolt latch). I think my biggest issue is access to the bottom section of the coop, there is a door in the corner, but it is fairly small and makes it difficult to reach to the back of the pen (which is where I like to place the food and water). If you build this as a permanent structure on the ground or onto something like a piece of plywood, it will also make any cleaning of the pen difficult. I currently have it on a tarp on my porch, so all I have to do is lift it up and remove the tarp to clean the pen. Would love to have seen an additional access door. With that being said, if I needed a another small coop I wouldn't hesitate buying this one again.

Coop is about what I expected for the price. Came in two boxes which were delivered at different times in the same day. Took about a hour to assemble. You can do it yourself but does help to have someone hold some of the pieces up. It definitely needs some additional work besides putting it together which I will detail.1. Sealing the wood. This is very cheap wood and if you want it to last it needs to be treated. I also ended up using some leftover shingles I had on the roofs and nesting lid and siliconed all the corners and edges to help keep moisture off the wood.2. 2x4 treated lumber to fasten the base of the coop to to keep it from rotting.3. Putting screen on the small window. It seems like its small enough that nothing would fit in there but our cat managed to squeeze itself through.4. Adding latch to the nesting box lid. Raccoons could very easily lift the lid and get inside.5. The floor of the nesting box is just a piece of slated wood that sits on some rails. This needs to be screwed down otherwise predators could push that up and get inside as well.6. The sliding door to the coop has nothing keeping it closed. If something did manage to get inside the run it could open the sliding door. I used a hook and some chain to lock the door closed at night.7. There is only one lock on the small door into the coop.(big one to the run has two locks) A crafty coon could get that open so I added a additional lock to that.8. If you plan to move this around like we do I recommend screwing the bottom of the ramp to the side rail of the coop. Otherwise it will hang down and pull the screws out from the top of the ramp.This all seems like a lot but really took maybe 2 extra hours(mostly the shingles and weather proofing) and less then 10 dollars in parts for the rest. We use this for pet ducks. I would not put more then 3 in this. The only complaint I have is the run size. It really is inadequate for any extended periods for the ducks to be locked in there. Looking at the specs I figured it would be fine but I did not take into account the water and food bowls that take up almost a third of the run. So my next project will be to add some additional space to the run. So overall not bad but if I had to do it all over again I would have looked for a coop with a little larger run.

The media could not be loaded. This coop is great only IF you are willing to make necessary modifications. We bought this knowing it would need lots of work, so we weren’t too surprised when when got it and it was tiny & not at all secure. If you want a coop that you can just pull out of the box and be happy with, this is not your coop. If you’re willing & able to make some alterations, this coop is fricken awesome!! And so cute!With proper modifications I would give this a five! Without, more like a 0.Below are my complaints, and how we fixed them.1- the wood is extremely soft and cracks just about everywhere you drill a screw into. If this was left outside untreated it seems that in a matter of months it would be absolutely ruined by rain, etc. not weatherproof without modifications. If this was used inside, or in a garage I’m sure it would be fine.A) We applied loxon (a wood conditioner & waterproofer) and painted it with multiple coats of exterior paint.B) The places we didn’t paint, we used prestain, and exterior stain for protection & waterproofing.2- this is not at ALL predator proof or sturdy. It could easily be knocked over by even a small child. I would not leave an animal outside in this without taking proper predator proofing measures.a) We added 3 additional locks (two to the nesting box & another one on the front door)B) we bought a smaller gauge hardware cloth & added a second layer of hardware cloth around the “run” as well as a 2 foot “predator apron”.C)We added 2in by 1in stakes to fortify the connections & sunk them 12-18inches deep to make the coop sturdier.D) added metal corner brackets on the inside to stabilize the coop and to also allow us to drill our stakes and additional roosts into the thin /flimsy wood without breaking it.E) we also added an L bracket & drilled it into our concrete stucco house.F) added a solar motion light to scare away predators3- this coop is TINY. And was my absolute biggest complaint. I have four silkies that will be moving in; and the coop as is, gave them about 1sq foot per bird. This was not okay with me, even if they will be free ranging most of the day. With these small modifications they will have over 3sq feet per bird & many roosting options. We live in Florida and there aren’t many days they will need to be “Cooped up” but when necessary, I didn’t want them to be bored or in a super small space. If it’s cold where you are; these modifications may not be possible.A) we added four more roosts.B) converted the “run” into an extension of the “Coop” after substantial predator proofing. In doing this, I decided to screw in 1/4 inch wood just to keep it darker & provide a visual barrier from predators.C) added toys, dust bathing area, food & water on the bottom level to keep it out of the darkened roosting area.D) added a second ventilation hole (don’t forget the hardware cloth!) across from the built in ventilation window.* these modifications did take us HOURS. But in the end, we are really happy with the result.** I will be making the coop more visually appealing in the future, (adding fake brick!!) but hadn’t yet at the time of the review.