Outdoor Metal Chicken Coop & Hen Run - Walk-in Poultry Habitat, Waterproof & Anti-UV, 13.2' L 9.84' W (1.26' Diameter)

I bought two of these at the same time. I received 4 boxes in the mail (a Box A and a Box B for each run) within 3 days. All pieces were within the boxes, not a single pole, bolt, wire or tool was missing. The directions are simple, primarily just pictures with the parts for that step labeled, but they're easy to understand. Putting the poles and joints together only takes about 15-20 minutes, maybe less with help. They snap together easily and flawlessy and they feel as sturdy as any standard metal dog kennel would. Once the whole structure is up, it's sturdy and doesn't wiggle much at all when intentionally shaken.The doors require some assembly and that alone takes longer than putting the rest of the poles together. I would have preferred the door been a single piece rather than 4 separate poles that you essentially clamp together. The method to put the door together does make it pretty sturdy too, however, it can be difficult to get the door and the frame for it square. It took us a lot of readjusting to get it just right on the first run we put up. The second one went a little bit smoother since we knew what we were doing, but it still would have been nicer for the door to be all one piece.Chicken wire is only good for one thing and that's keeping birds in. If you live in an area with predators or stray dogs that could be a threat to your birds, don't even bother using the wire that comes with this kit. Just save yourself the heartache and buy hardware cloth. Or use the chicken wire temporarily, or even under the hardware cloth, but don't treat the chicken wire that comes with this kit like a permanent solution.We went ahead and installed the chicken wire and will reinforce it ourselves. The wire is very easy to install as the roll is tall enough to cover the whole front and back without having to stitch pieces together. To do the sides and top, you just toss the roll overtop of the whole run. Generally easy, maybe a little difficult for shorter folk like myself but still easy compared to alternatives. You can use side cutters to cut the chicken wire where needed but the easiest tool I've found for cutting chicken wire fast and smooth is a set of tin snips. We did not use the included zip ties. We bought a bulk bag of 1000 heavy duty, UV resistant zip ties and we zip tied the crap out of both runs and still had a couple hundred zip ties left over. I've used such zip ties on outdoor projects for years and they almost never fail so I plan to keep using them. I'll use the ones that came with this kit for indoor or personal use.All in all, two competent people can have the whole run put together and covered in wire in a few hours, maybe 3-4 hours. It's painfully easy to put together and if the metal is anything like dog kennels (which it feels to be nice, sturdy, but hollow metal poles) it will easily last 5+ years with zero maintenance. Compared to a wooden run we built 6 years ago that was rotting and collapsing in spots, this was easier to put together, looks better, and with the price of lumber right now it was a far cheaper option. The only way to make it better would be to offer just the frame without the chicken wire for a cheaper price so that folks could cover it with their own material such as hardware cloth.This was an excellent purchase, it arrived very quickly and the seller even sent a message after I purchased them containing the individual tracking numbers of all four boxes. I would definitely buy this product again and would recommend the seller.

We purchased 8 chicks, and they are growing much faster than expected. We live on the marsh, where there are many predators - raccoons, hawks, bobcats, coyotes, other dogs, and cats. As much as we want to free range, we do not wish to be "winner, winner, chicken dinner" for all of the animal kingdom. Enter the 18' x 10' run. It was a great price, so we ordered it, and it arrived quickly from the seller. We started assembling it, only to discover a key part was missing. I contacted the seller and they dispatched it right away. The seller is amazing and I would do business with them again. It is roomy and perfect for my 7 hens and one rooster. We will be adding a proper coop to the end with no door. Currently, what they are in can easily be placed in the coop to keep them safe at night.Putting the frame together was simple. It clicks into place. Then came the fun with the chicken wire. You need two people. It is like handling a giant slinky. The directions gave a couple of photos of how to lay it out, and that's it. We laid it out and wrapped what we could around the poles so there were no gaps for hungry raccoons. Unfortunately, you cannot do that with each piece, and the door has an odd gap. That is enough for a determined raccoon to get in.Here is where we did a bunch of extra work to truly make it predator-proof. We used stainless steel wire and sewed the edges of the chicken wire together. We wrapped wire around the chicken wire and the frame to really tighten it up. So, we hand sewed the entire thing together. That took a couple of days. Then, there is no floor, so to keep from burrowing predators, we bought 28" heavy duty wire fencing, laid it on the ground, around the coop, and are currently attaching it to the frame by, yes, sewing it on with stainless steel wire to the bottom of the frame. (Chickens do not like that wire under their feet, and they like to scratch around for bugs, so we did not want it inside.) We are also adding a piece of wood and a different latching system in the door, so we have zero gaps. Even with the extras we are doing, this is a good deal. I will add photos, hopefully this weekend, to add a visual. I may get another one to put over my garden beds to keep other critters from munching on my vegetables.

I especially liked the frame construction. The frame is heavy duty and I was impressed. The ease of construction was a relief. Very easy instructions and the frame was up within an hour. I was doing all the work myself.The screening, or chicken wire was a chore. Doing all the work alone, it was cumbersome, and sometimes a challenge for me to roll it our over the domed frame. Being almost 70 I will attribute this to age, but again it was cumbersome. The screening is heavy enough to keep birds of prey out, probably raccoons, cats, but if a large dog wanted to tear into the coop it could.I would suggest investing in some more sturdy zip ties to secure the screening to the coop frame. The zip ties that come with the coop are not heavy duty. I broke several tightening them down before I stopped using them and got stronger ones at my local box store.I would suggest investing in some tent stakes to secure the footing of the frame down to the ground. I bought some on Amazon and they work well. There are already pre drilled holes in the footing of the frame for tent stakes to fit into.I would also suggest investing in some underground fencing as in stop dig defense to set along the perimeter of the coop. I got some on Amazon and a pack of 25 which are 2 feet long each will go around the perimeter of the coop with 2 left over.All in all I spent just under $500 for a pretty secure predator proof coop. I will modify it with hardware cloth as I love my hens.