Customer Reviews

Easily assembled if you follow the clear and simple directions. It takes about an hour. I added eye bolts to the door and door frame to secure overnight with a carabiner. The coop is light weight yet weatherproof and very sturdy once assembled. We have 3 good size Easter Egger chickens happily occupying it. 4 chickens that size would be it’s comfortable limit. Good buy and fast shipping.

Nice little coop, going to be used for grow out coop for babies and teenage chicks and turkeys. Easy to put together. My husband and I put it together in under 2 hrs and no arguing at all.

Exactly as described. Not too hard at all to put together either. I purchased for my 3 new, 18 week old hens that will be coming. Will use to separate until acclimated to their new home with 3 that I currently have!

It’s sad that people write reviews and complain about chewy instead of the product itself. If this coop is put together correctly, it’s actually really good. You can’t expect much for this price, you won’t get a $1000 coop for less than $200. It’s a good size and my ducks are super happy, with slots in the side for ventilation. Predators have not gotten my ducks since they have lived in this coop. It’s super easy to clean. Moved this coop to our pond without any issues. Put it together correctly and enjoy your coop, like my ducks do.

4672 pieces of garbage to put together. Worst purchase ever

Fontana chicken barn is a joke and so is chewy.com pieces were broken parts missing I'd never recommend chewy to anyone

I thought the biggest problem would be that pieces 13 and 14 were cut upside down and backwards, but I fixed that by switching the pieces and installing them both upside down and backwards. Unfortunately, once I got the entire coop together I could see that it was designed so that there was a triangular hole in each corner of the floor large enough to let in a rat or snake. This design defect makes it completely unsafe for the use it was sold for. The unit is impossible to disassemble without breaking it, and it’s too heavy for me to re-pack and bring to town for a return. This is a complete waste of money and headed for a dumpster. Zero ought to be a rating option.

The pieces were cut wrong, and it can’t even be put together. I’m not ordering from chewy again. What a waste of almost $200.

My partner and I assembled this coop in about an hour. The instructions are easy to follow and more detailed than some Ikea furniture I've put together. As others have mentioned, do not force the pieces together — if they aren't clicking in, there's likely a misaligned point somewhere. We bought this coop because our growing chicks had been suffering through constant rain in a semi-open run. For that purpose, this coop has worked very well, but I wouldn't recommend it for more than 3 adult birds due to its small size, and not long term use without modifications (see cons). This coop would also be good as an isolation coop. Pros: Lightweight, easy to assemble, watertight for now, seems higher My partner and I assembled this coop in about an hour. The instructions are easy to follow and more detailed than some Ikea furniture I've put together. As others have mentioned, do not force the pieces together — if they aren't clicking in, there's likely a misaligned point somewhere. We bought this coop because our growing chicks had been suffering through constant rain in a semi-open run. For that purpose, this coop has worked very well, but I wouldn't recommend it for more than 3 adult birds due to its small size, and not long term use without modifications (see cons). This coop would also be good as an isolation coop. Pros: Lightweight, easy to assemble, watertight for now, seems higher quality than other prefab coops in this price range. Incredibly fast shipping from Chewy. Cons: The latch on the door is not predator proof. There are four holes in the floor of the coop when fully assembled (I'm assuming for ventilation), but they are definitely big enough for a rodent to slip through. You could probably solve this issue by stapling hardware cloth over the holes, but I haven't tried doing this yet. We elevated the coop off the ground on a pallet to prevent these holes from letting water in. Ventilation is minimal. For hotter climates I would recommend drilling additional ventilation holes in the walls. The roosts are not very useful in my experience. Our chicks wouldn't step over them (they are very low to the ground) so we took them out to maximize floor space. Caveat: We've only had this coop assembled for about 3 weeks, so I can't speak to its longevity outdoors. … more

I bought this coop as I was in a pinch and needed one quickly. The engineered wood is fantastic because the pieces actually fit together, and it is well designed overall. The floor could use some reinforcing to protect from predators, but other than that it's a nice, safe little coop. A Rhode Island Red travelling companion laid eggs 2 out of 3 days and used the roost 2 out of 2 nights. Very happy with this product and Chewy.