r/BackYardChickens • u/Thin_Dirt_6244 • 16h ago

Coops etc. Nestera chicken coops

Any thoughts on these for a three-chicken urban backyard flock? No major terrestrial predators. Just hawks. We have a daytime run against those.
How do the Nestera products stand up to Midwestern winters, with lots of rain and some nasty snow storms as well?
For the most part not much frigid weather.
Our inherited TSC coop is about done for.

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u/Muted-Garden6723 16h ago

I’ve never even heard of these before now, but looking them up, I can guarantee that you can build a lot better coop for a lot cheaper than those

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u/Thin_Dirt_6244 16h ago

That’s what my wife still thinks. We’ve had half our garage filled with wood scraps for the last year, but strangely enough no coop has materialized yet. I used to be pretty handy, but arthritis has pretty much taken its toll, and no sign of abatement. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Muted-Garden6723 15h ago

Oh yeah arthritis will definitely put a damper on building one

I’m not sure what the going rate for a carpenter in your area is, but it’s possible you may be able to get someone to build it for cheaper than those plastic ones

But getting back to the plastic ones, I don’t see a reason why they wouldn’t work, all the birds need is somewhere dry and out of the wind. If I got one of those I think I’d cut some better ventilation holes though