are there any flaws with this coop?

[petscosset]

 

[BDutch]

Sizes? Inside pics? No laying nest? No pop door (to install an automatic pop door) because this seems too small to chickens in here in during the day (starting at 4 - 5 am in spring where I live). Stair looks awkward for chickens.

What are you’re plans if you want to buy it? Build a run/free range? Make adjustments?

And welcome to BYC.

 

[petscosset]

 

[petscosset]

how about this one

 

[BDutch]

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This one looks nice. But what are the sizes. Is it big enough for 10 chickens? Pics of inside? Good roost? Easy to clean (bigger door at the other side) ? How can the chickens acces the run under the coop. Maybe add an extra run around the stair connected to the roof?

 

[BDutch]

Most people I know that don’t want to build their own coop, prefer to buy a simple prefab shed. A walk in shed with a window and then adjust it for chickens.
Adjustments: lots of ventilation, pop door, add boards and roosts above (easy cleaning) 2 nestboxes on the floor, easy to clean but not slippery flooring. Attached to to shed/ connected with a pop door comes the run.

Prefab chicken coops are rarely okay. Mine had barely any ventilation was way too small, and started to leak after 2-3 years.

 

[petscosset]

thanks very much .enough about 10 chickens. how about this one ?

 

[DobieLover]

ALL of the coops you keep posting are cute little things. And none of them are designed well either for the chickens or the keepers who tend them.
They have poor ventilation, all are too small for 10 chickens and look to be a nightmare to clean. And I'd bet cold hard cash that they are constructed from the cheapest, weakest lumber that exists and won't hold up for long. Chickens don't like stairs and ladders. They like ramps with cleats.
Chickens need SPACE. The general guidelines recommended are 3.5-4 square feet per bird in the coop PLUS one nest box per 4-5 hens (this space is not included in the sq footage recommendation), 1 linear foot of roost space per bird and the run should offer 12-15 sq ft of space per bird with lots of things in that space for enrichment.
The runs on these coops are so small you would be hard pressed to reach all areas of it and would have a hard time providing much in the way of enrichment.

 

[BDutch]

The coops look like a Bing image creator design.

 

[BDutch]

These are all not perfect, but give s good idea on the required size.