I realize most of the replies I get will likely be about building my own coop and how I should have been ready sooner, but bear with me...
I purchased a few chicks from an online hatchery and had a nice brooder set-up in my garage, and they're doing fabulously (5 weeks old today!). I thought I did my research (hadn't run across BYC yet) and purchased a pre-fab coop online that was ready weeks ago. It is becoming clear, however, that it won't hold my five girls once they're all grown up. It may suit them for the summer months, as my husband is almost finished building a wonderful walk-in run for them. We are trying to decide if we should somehow modify this crappy pre-fab to make it bigger, or just buy the Formex Large Snap-Lock. Without going into too many details, my husband does not have time to build the girls a coop from scratch. I seem to find favorable reviews on the Snap-Lock, but I want to make sure it's great if I'm going to completely waste the money I spent on the crappy pre-fab. Any opinions would be welcome
PS - My girls go on daily "field trips" outdoors for hours at a time, they are not confined to the brooder. Either free-ranging under supervision, or in a large dog run when I can't be close by. They are happy as can be, for now.
I purchased a few chicks from an online hatchery and had a nice brooder set-up in my garage, and they're doing fabulously (5 weeks old today!). I thought I did my research (hadn't run across BYC yet) and purchased a pre-fab coop online that was ready weeks ago. It is becoming clear, however, that it won't hold my five girls once they're all grown up. It may suit them for the summer months, as my husband is almost finished building a wonderful walk-in run for them. We are trying to decide if we should somehow modify this crappy pre-fab to make it bigger, or just buy the Formex Large Snap-Lock. Without going into too many details, my husband does not have time to build the girls a coop from scratch. I seem to find favorable reviews on the Snap-Lock, but I want to make sure it's great if I'm going to completely waste the money I spent on the crappy pre-fab. Any opinions would be welcome
PS - My girls go on daily "field trips" outdoors for hours at a time, they are not confined to the brooder. Either free-ranging under supervision, or in a large dog run when I can't be close by. They are happy as can be, for now.
