Best Prefab Coop

[CrazyFaceFarms]

I may need to purchase a prefab coop to keep my girls in for this summer while we work on building a more permanent coop.

If you bought a prefab coop, did you like it? What did you buy?

The details:
3 Chickens
Under $300
Preferrably Amazon Prime

I was looking at this one: https://www.amazon.com/SummerHawk-R...&qid=1525208355&sr=8-57&keywords=chicken+coop

And this one:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0ZNAW...uI&pd_rd_r=0794H8V0QYK7FJPSKFGZ&pd_rd_w=h7A8N

 

[The Phantom]

I have bought two coop like those, (not the same brand) they do not last long. It was only a 1 year before I had to replace the roof and nest box area because it rotted out.
They are still nice though.

 

[jthornton]

Your much better off buying some 2x4's and cattle panels and making a hoop coop. Prefabs are mostly junk.

This one https://www.amazon.com/zoovilla-Country-Style-Chicken-Coop/dp/B06XKVL9MZ (note you don't need anything after the / in the link) is at least a sturdy looking coop. Unfortunately only good for indoor use as no ventilation is provided.

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JT

 

[lazy gardener]

What JT says. You can put up a hoop coop in the same amount of time that you would take to put any of those pre-fabs together. When you are done, you will have a structure that can be easily repurposed into a garden shed, green house, chicken tractor. I would make a hoop coop 8 x 8 so it would have some repurpose value.

 

[Beetlejuice]

I 3rd what the other two say. When I first moved to the US in 2016 my wife got me two chickens to keep my sanity while job hunting and getting used to a new country. I bought a similar coop to that and it didn't even last a PNW winter. The wood swelled up and began leaking, and I had to do a lot of work to it to keep it usable.

From my experience, there is nothing under even $500 that will last more than a year. It's a false economy so you either pay now or pay later.