I never understand why anyone would buy these package coops. do your homework first. I built my first coop myself, with just the help of a teen age boy to frame it. Just sheets of plywood and a tin roof. This year at the age of 81, I added on, again with the help of a neighborhood boy, the same , framing up and then plywood, staining it to waterproof it. I had to add on because of chicken math. All in all, the cost was about $500 for both the old and the new. I am up to 23 now. Don't know how that happens??? I now have enough room for about 28 chickens. I must admit that I am good at recycling and using old lumber from neighbors and friends also.Here, I'll rewrite a prefab coop description to make it accurate...
(an actual prefab coop description)
Precision Pet® chicken coops are an easyand convenientalternative to building a chicken coop from scratch. The Hen House II Chicken Coop fits51 chickens, includes 2 internal roosting bars that are too low to roost on, and 2 nesting boxes. This chicken coop also features multiple access doors for egg collecting, an easy clean slide-out tray, and an asphalt roof for extra protection, not enough ventilation, and terrible latches. The Hen House II Chicken Coop provides your chickens with asafe, durable, andeasy-to-clean shelter withpremiumfeatures.