I think our new coop is perfect, so easy to clean. It was money well spent, in my humble opinion. The new coop was a cinch to put together - done in less than an hour. Seems to be very high quality. Got it for our rooster, Rusty, who is separated from the hens for over-mating roughness. So far at night he prefers to roost on the deck outside the door of the coop, but when the hens went in to check out the new coop they went right inside and gave it some very approving clucks. The hens have a large wooden custom built coop - so much labour intensive to maintain. Warm enough now at night for Rusty to roost on the little deck in front of the coop but in the colder months I am sure he will appreciate being in his little coop more. We built a nice stand for the coop to raise it up which increases the floor space in Rusty’s secure covered run. He now has a very nice set-up. If I was not using it for my rooster it would be a fantastic chicken infirmary or chicken jail because the hens seem to really like going into the new coop. One of the hens even laid an egg in there while checking it out on the 1st day after we set it up - so I take that as a sign of her approval.
