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You might want to contact the poster in this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/cute-saltbox-chicken-house.1232360/ She has the same coop and should be able to give you some pointers on changes/additions to make it better.

Yes! That was the poster I was thinking about. Her experience doesn't match mine, but she details exactly what she does to make pre-fabs work for her. It seems like more effort than building a hoop coop to me, but her pre-fabs are cute. Alter that list a little to raccoons, opossums...

To be fair, the OP is from Houston ~70 hurricanes since 1980 hit that general part of Texas (per wikipedia - I am not a hurricane buff) so it might need to be staked/tied down. Although pontoons might be more useful.

Everything pre-made in that price range is going to be flimsy. There is a poster here that has good luck with them but had to: Paint/stain all the wood Reinforce the wire panels Replace the hardware And probably some other stuff I am forgetting. Hopefully she will pipe up with info directly...