Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

First, I will give you a bit of background. I've raised and showed chickens for over 30 years, so I know just a bit about them. My husband and I live on a large dairy farm with various other animals, and I ordered this because, I had a broody hen who hatched out 4 eggs we put under her and her and her babies were getting way too big for the pet porter we had them in. I wanted a place to put her and her babies (now at 2 months old) in to integrate them back into the flock of 40, while she was teaching them how to go to roost, etc. My husband is so busy; I thought that this coop would be faster than having to build a small transitional coop. First, one box arrived via UPS, and the next day a second box. So, just be aware that if you just get one box you will have to wait for the next box to arrive to complete your coop. The directions are not great either! Good thing, my husband put it together (ha-ha). Measurements are 68 inches by 30 by 41-Inches. This coop looks nice. The finish is very nice. The hardware cloth looks to be fairly good quality. Though, this thing is smaller than it looks. Currently, we have the one momma chicken (a standard size Buff Orpington) and her 4 young (3 pullets and 1 cockerel) in there and it really is too small for all of them, but, since it is just transitional, it will work. If I was ordering this for a permanent home for chickens, I would NEVER put more than 2 full sized chickens or 4 bantam chickens in this. If chickens are overcrowded you can have a ton of behavior and health problems, such as feather picking, due to boredom. I added photo's to show how cramped it is with just my one hen and her 4 chicks. Of course, you can move this often to fresh grass and build another run to hook on to give more room. Also, one thing I didn't like about this coop is that the ramp into the house is finished wood and it is too slick for chicken's feet. My chickens don't like to use it. I plan on gluing some shingles to it for added traction or adding more wooden slats between the slick wood. Another thing, I thought could be improved was the quality of the latches and closures, particularly on the doors. I will probably replace the latches with a better quality latch, as raccoons could easily open up the doors. I wish there was a sliding cover on the one window in the coop, as during winter at night this could be closed if there were a sliding cover. When I use this coop in winter I will cover this up at night. Though, I think this is the perfect coop (with a bit of tweaking and more winterizing) for a broody hen to hatch her brood and raise them if you want her separated from the rest of the flock. Also, this would be perfect for one hen and one rooster if you want to insure that you have purebred fertile eggs- which is what I plan to use it for once my hen and her chicks are integrated back into the big flock. Overall, I would purchase it again, as it is quick to put up, looks nice, it's easy to get the eggs out, easy to clean and does the job I need it for. Though, if you can build fairly well, and want more than 2 full-sized chickens, we built an 8ftx8ft coop, complete with everything for just $50 more.