I am attempting to stay away from a large coop project if I can because I do not have any tools or construction experience. I am curious if anyone in this group purchased a prefabricated chicken coop and had positive experiences using it.
Many of the coops I have seen are either quite tiny or a $22,000 chicken palace complete with an ice cream shop and waterslide. All I need is a reasonable place to put five hens. It appears that there is a significant void in the market.
Sometimes the sweet spot is somewhere between the tiny coop and the extravagant one. Check out reviews and maybe you’ll find a gem that fits your needs perfectly
Even if you purchase a prefabricated coop, you won’t regret taking on a cattle panel hoop run for them. You will eventually come to regret shelling out a fortune for a “decent” prefab. Anyone can assemble a hoop run using an impact driver; you may need to cut a few 2/4s, but anyone can accomplish it with some YouTube instruction. The most time-consuming part is covering it with hardware cloth and securing the fabric to the cattle panel; this is simple, straightforward work that can be completed with zip ties. If you price it out, you’ll find that building it would cost a minuscule fraction of what buying a prefab would have cost. Your chickens would appreciate you saving them from a little confinement.
My products are omelets. Though costly, they are strong and rather impervious to predators!