tinysaurus-rex:

chickenkeeping:

please if you’re considering getting chickens do not waste your money on coops  like these. i can promise you these are cheap and not predator proof just by looking at them. their manufacturers will say you can fit 4+ hens in here, which is a flat out lie. this is barely enough room for one hen to sleep in, and definitely not something i would keep a chicken in long-term. and the sad thing is that these are some of the most popular “chicken coops’ on amazon

They’re actually pretty great for an indoor pair of pigeons, but definitely not outdoors and no more than a pair. Also super overpriced…we got one for free from our neighbors but I wouldn’t pay more than $75 for any of these designs.

If you reinforce one of these massively, which will cost about as much as just building your own, you can keep quail in it. Any given raccoon will tear one of those right open. And yes, you have raccoons in the area. New York City has raccoons. Everybody in North America has raccoons. They’re everywhere and they will find and kill your birds unless you keep them out.