Reviews by Cult-of-Trajan

I have 2 of these - I'll try to post a pic later (it's been giving me issues lately). You can assemble them in about an hour - super super easy. They are very well-protected and solid against predators - I don't worry about a thing with them. There are 3 roosting bars inside - one nitpick point is that in both of my coops I've had to lengthen the roosting bars because they are short enough that they often would fall out of the cutouts in the walls. Cleanup is easy - slide the 2 trays out, spray them off, slide them back in. I love these coops and I would use only them if not for the price. I now have 71 girls - each one of these can hold 9 to 10 without issue - so getting 8 of these is just too expensive. So - I'm going the resin outdoor building route from Lowes ($650 for 7x7) and converting it to a Super Coop. But if my flock was smaller - I'd use only these, no question.

I have a 13 month old Leghorn - she took 2 months off for a hard moult from late Nov to late Jan. After that, she has laid EVERY DAY for 65 consecutive days (as of 4/4). They forage well and are higher up the pecking order than I would expect given their small size. Egg laying song is usually cranked up to "10" on the volume.

I have 2 Buffs in a mixed flock of (currently) 17 hens. The 2 buffs are a different & interesting personality from the others. They are very calm, rarely getting into any squabbles with other girls. They are very curious - they are the 1st to approach when I sit down and they want to know if I have anything interesting for them. In the summertime they are toe-peckers - if your feet are bare they will come up and try to eat them. And yes, sometimes it hurts. They lay pretty well - to put some precise numbers on it: Buffy has been laying for 202 days & has laid 126 eggs (62% of days since maturity). Elizabuff has laid 134 eggs in 210 days (64%). They first laid at day 170 & 162 respectively. They are fun girls to have around, I really enjoy them....when they're not eating my toes.