Ebay coop - review

[sashurlow]

5-10 birds??? must be pygmy toy miniature bantams.

 

[weirdmuse]

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Unless I'm missing something, I figure the main coop area (less the nest boxes) to be somewhere between 7.5 and 8 square feet which would only be big enough for 2 hens or 3 bantams. Any idea how they come up with 5 - 10 occupants? I really like the design and functionality of the unit, I just wonder about the capacity.

 

[Asgard Farms]

ok, it's all set up and the hens have moved in! (pics in a few hours)

positive - it set up very eaisly. nothing but a screwdriver needed. can set up alone, only roof is a little trickie

positive - larger than it seems

negative - nesting boxes are a little small (my girls dont seem to care)

negative - hinges for roof/lid are a little hard to set up correctly

neutral - not at all insulated. but I live in central tx so not a big issue here

positive - you dont have to screw the coop floor in. fits snug without, makes them very easy to clean.

positive - huge roof/lid makes it very easy to clean

positive - has handles, easy to pick up and move with 2 people


Overall for under $300 a very nice coop. i would say 6 hens would be comfie in there. my 4 girls (black sex links and production reds) have tons of room.

They dashed right in once it was all set up. That could have been the fresh straw, they love picking thru it making sure there are no bugs.

I have a 7x12 dog run attached to the coop so they have lots of space for scratching.

Will post pics soon - it's still dark outside

Patti

 

[jaboo81]

I would love to see some pic. the one on the first page would not open for me.

 

[norcal]

That's cheap compared to some pre-made (homemade) small coops for sale on craigslist here.

 

[riftnreef]

looks pretty nice...would make a great summer Serama coop for my small flock.

 

[woodenart]

Fit a flexible weatherstrip above the nestbox where it hinges from the house, we have seen (replaced) many of these type of houses, almost all leak rain when it's lashing down with a bit of a breeze.

Mark.

 

[Asgard Farms]

here is a short video of the new coop with the girls.

for scale the hens you see are full grown black sex links and production reds.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=0&release=103141349

 

[Spinster_Sister]

Sweet little coop! I was looking at that one on eBay as well. Your run looks like a dog kennel, how is that working? I am thinking of buying the Petsafe 2 n 1 Kennel for my two hens. How did you anchor your run? Do you have a problem with predators like raccoons trying to get in?

 

[Asgard Farms]

it is a 7x12 dog run

they love it - mine at the moment is not anchored down. no problem with preditors due to the chicken guard named Ghost. (130lb great pyr)

we have ALOT of snakes in the area. so no racoons or rats around. thank god my birds are to big for the snakes to think of as food.

Come spring it will get anchored down. they make these clips for chain link fences:

http://www.homedepot.com/Building-M...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

I put these on the bottom rail of the run and stake thru the clip into the super hard tx earth.

might add hardware cloth to the ground at some point. I do have a 2ft band of it around the bottom of the run so they dont stick their heads out.

Patti