Precision Pet Extreme Rabbit Shack II

The bunny loves this cage!! Only problem was one of the pieces of wood was cracked so we had to repair it (easier than sending it back) otherwise not bad for the money!

easy to put together... it will work until I get my chicken yard built

Product was not reflective of photo description. Returned product 3 times before simply just canceling order.

First of all, this is not an industrial coop. Its a simple, small starter for those interested in a couple of backyard chickens. That being said, I got it at a fantastic price and it took this unhandy 50 yr old widow about 2 hours to put together. Nothing was broken or split, all of the predrilled holes lined up, all of the hardware was there. It is going to house 3 chickens, but it's not big enough for them to be in all day without a run. Since I intend to let them have the run of the yard once they are old enough, the coop size will be fine. My modifications: I flipped it upside down and stapled welded wire to the bottom before I attached the roof to keep predators from digging under. I put three additional screws in the floor of the nesting box because some reviewers said predators could push the floor up and get to the birds. The wood is stained, but not sealed. So I used wood sealer in the hopes of protecting the wood. Finally, even though the latches all work and fit, I'm going to get more secure ones and install those. Even though the modifications took extra time, they didn't take much money. I still consider it a bargain.

Picked this up at Costco and definitely did not pay the $350 I see it listed here. If I did, this would be a one star, angry review. For a first time chicken coop, this was not bad. It had the basics, it got us started. Instead this is a disappointed two star review.Let me list some of the problems we had with it:-it's very difficult to put together-it's low quality and did not handle the elements well--at all. Eventually we broke it apart and threw it away-the flat roof means that stuff accumulates on top and weakens the ceiling-a raccoon was able to bust in, pull the paneling apart and kill one of our chickens.So yeah, it was pretty much a total failure in everything. Spend the money on something better.

I had 9 chicks getting bigger and bigger in my laundry room, and my full size coop was not ready. I bought this at Tractor Supply for $199 as a temporary measure, knowing it would not be big enough for nine adult hens, but would suffice to get the girls outside until their permanent home was available.Very easy to assemble. I took the extra precaution of stapling hardware cloth around the thin bottom of the nesting box, where I'd read in reviews that some raccoons had broken through. I slipped Cotter Pins into the latches to keep clever coon hands from opening the doors.  To prevent predators from digging under, I also stapled welded wire underneath the run. This wire has 2" x 4" openings, so the hens can still scratch the ground. The second morning I went out to feed them, I saw that something had indeed attempted digging under and was stopped. That's when my wife stopped complaining about my "unnecessary" modifications. This week we will move the chickens to their new coop, and this one will be relegated to Quarantine Cage duty, and probably housing the next batch of young ones. It has suited our purposes well. One further caution: Fir is very soft wood. Assemble the coop in place if possible, because every tiny bump and ding suffered while moving it will tear out hunks of wood.

The good:1. It's pretty easy to put together.2. It's cute.The bad:1. This coop will NOT hold 4 standard sized chickens comfortably. Possibly 4 bantams, but even that would be pushing it. I would say 2 at best.2. The nest box is not secure. A dog could come over and nose it open with a little push. I had to install latches. The wood was thin, so I had to also add reinforcement blocks inside.3. The nest box is also drafty. The breeze blowing through is at a height that it would blow right on the birds. And if it was raining, the birds would get wet.4. The "roost" was only about 2 inches off the floor. Hardly room for any litter or means of floor covering. Also, it was just a thin strip of wood, so the chickens wouldn't be able to settle their feathers over their feet to prevent frost-bite.5. The door is drafty. There was a 1/8" gap around the entire door. I tried to block it a bit with some thick felt, but it still blows in, again, right on the birds. Rain would also be an issue.6. The tray literally is JUST A TRAY on a rim of wood. So when my chickens tried to snuggle down into the wood chips to get warm, all they had under them was the tray and no insulation. And the space around the tray had a gap, and, yes... more draftiness and potential wetness from rain.7. The pop door was completely open. Again, allowing drafts, which is a huge issue for anyone who would be expecting to keep chickens where it gets cold and snowy in the winter. Even warmer climates would need to worry about rain. I had to create a guilitine-like door to prevent this.8. None of the bolts that came on the doors actually did a good job of latching - mostly because of the 1/8"-1/4" gap around all the doors. I ended up having to replace all of them.9. The wood that it is constructed out of has a very strong, throat-, eyes- and nose-irritating quality. I set it up in our garage and had to open both doors to try to stop coughing and make my eyes stop watering. Once the coop was painted and the wood was sealed this was no longer an issue. But don't plan to keep chickens in it without at least a coat of paint on the entire inside, no matter where you live. It really is that bad. :P10. The last issue I have found is that it is incredibly lightweight. We had a storm blow through the first night I set it outside and that big roof made it like a huge kite. Fortunately my chicks weren't ready to go out yet, so they were not in it when it took it's 20 foot storm flight. On a good note, it only sustained minor damage, despite clearly being overturned numerous times. I tied it down with swingset "tornado tiedowns" (4) and some rope running across each end the short way. Haven't had anymore blow-over issues.Frankly, I was pretty disgusted after buying it, that the company would make something that was clearly more "cute" than functional.