PawHut 96.5" Chicken Coop Wooden Hen House Poultry Cage Pen Portable with Wheels and Nesting Box, Chicken Cage for Backyard Outdoor, Natural

My husband is a carpenter, and he was gratified that the quality of the product is so high. He had a little trouble with the language of the instructions, but was able to pair it with the excellent illustrations to get the coop put together without fuss. All of the pieces, including hardware, were included. He was astounded at how well-packed it was. It would have been good to know that it was packed in two different boxes. They arrived a few days apart, and there was a moment when we thought we were missing several pieces. The box we received first was labeled 2/2, and we eventually figured it out. One of the boxes was damaged. It looked like fork lift damage, so from the warehouse rather than from the delivering agency. There was very slight damage to the finish of one piece, probably from the forklift. It will be easily repaired with some stain.

First I had hubby spray the whole thing with stain because what was on it was pretty thin. Next, I added carpenter's glue to every joint held together with screws. And I added cross bracing across the middle of the run, top and bottom and wood reinforcing for the peak of the run. Without the added bracing there is no way this will stay in one piece for moving it. It will simply collapse at the middle of the run. I'm placing it on packed stone to prevent fox digging in or bunnies digging out. The two nest boxes should be fine for 4 hens or 6 bantams. I only secured one side of the roof cap and that adds ridge ventilation because the cap is slightly tilted and the unsecured roof panel can be lifted. There are NO written assembly instructions, just pictures. It's pretty much common sense assembly if you can follow a drawing.

This is the second Chinese fir wood coop I've bought. About 18 months ago I got one and it's still serviceable, so I decided we'd take a chance on this one because we've wanted a tractor style and there's a good bit of run space. With 6 college degrees between us it took hours to figure this thing out. The instructions leave a lot to be desired. We printed out the photos from the Amazon ad and that helped a lot. This coop is nicely designed but poorly made--especially if you intend to actually move it around your property. We bought brass braces and wood glue to strengthen the structure. I also purchased a piece of 1X1 poplar to insert a second roosting bar perpendicular to the first which is almost at floor level. With bedding material in place it will be. That second roost bar also made things sturdier. I think that I'll get another piece of 1x1 and make a cross bar in the run area. There's plenty enough height for a roost and it would stablize that structure. Another major problem with this coop is that there is precious little ventilation in the chicken house. Since it is a tractor style and meant to be moved frequently to new ground, there is no digging-predator proofing the base, so you really need to have the sliding 'pop door' closed at night for security. In Georgia the nights are beastly hot and humid for about four months, so I've used my hole saw to make vents up high under the roof overhang. I've covered them with hardware cloth on the inside so that snakes or small rodents can't get in. I am hoping that will be adequate but I remain concerned. Addendum: Had this coop up for about a month and wood began splitting. One morning I looked out the window and the whole nest box had collapsed and fallen due to wood warping. I had to reinforce every joint with brackets. We have uneven and hilly ground here and moving the coop has taxed the integrity of the construction. I've done two major repair jobs on it already and it's only August 1st! Sure hope it makes it through the winter. We're keeping a tarp bungeed on it now to keep it dry. Disappointing.

Honestly if I had to buy this coop over again, I wouldn't. The only good thing it's done is taught me everything I want in a chicken coop. The rain gets in, so it gets pretty gross pretty fast. The roosting board isn't high enough for them to choose it over just sleeping in the nesting boxes. The slide out tray to change bedding is great in theory, but in use, there's no way to add enough bedding to your coop and pull it out to dump and change it so you really just have to use the tiny door on the side which is. Let's just say, very difficult, to keep the review rated G. The wood used is subpar and just from moving it to new spots, like you should be able to do, it's already splintering and cracking. While it does keep the chickens contained, I wouldn't recommend this coop to my worst enemy. It's been nothing but a headache. Save your money and spend it at the lumber store, even if you don't have experience building, I'm certain you could build a better coop than this. Literally any hodge podge pile of sticks would be better than this. Unless you just have money to waste, this is not a good purchase.