TRIXIE Natura Outdoor Run for Chicken Coops, Cage for Backyard Chickens, Smal...

I’m on my silkie chicken breeding journey! I bought this while waiting to receive some silkie chicks and hatching eggs. It took me less than 20 minutes to build. I’m using it as a brooder. There is plenty of room to hold many chicks. I did cover the opening with hardware cloth, because I’m not attaching it to a coop. It’s sturdy enough to handle my wild 2 year old. Easy enough to open for that 2 year old as well. I’ll be adding some extra hardware. and for the price, you really can’t beat it! (Picture of said 2 year old, hanging out in the brooder lol

Used this as a brooder inside our bigger coop. It was perfect!! Air flow, light can shine from above, top opens to deliver food and change the water, and the bottom is open to the floor so I could simply move it and clean the floor underneath, or use it outside to let them scratch around, protected. One wall has a door opening and we attached some cardboard to keep them in, but could also set that side against a wall. Now we're going to attach this to outside our coop as intended but next set of chicks we have will definitely use this!!

Great for the price. We bought two, and they were easy to assemble. One fit together great, however the other is a little lopsided. The base is straight, but the top is a little crooked. It's a good size for one or two chickens, but no more. If you are leaving them in for a while, I might suggest one only. We also bought U shaped pegs to anchor into the ground for more stability/safety, and added another latch on the top. We did not buy the enclosure part of the run, so we stapled in wire to close the gap. It was an easy fix. Happy with it!

I have put together a handful of catios before and that’s what I’m making this for. I didn’t even need the directions it was so basic. The wood and wire quality is really good compared to the other catios I’ve put together. I custom made 2 of these and stacked them and only put one flip lid on the roof. I made it into a catio extension. You’ll see in the picture that I added brackets to keep the 2 chicken runs together.

I used this as my brooder for my chicks and it worked perfectly! I kept them inside for a few weeks then moved them into the coop. This made transitioning them into the flock a breeze!

This product has terrible assembly directions. I get one picture for putting the sides and walls together. How do we know where to put the screws they sent? There are no marks on the wood with predrilled holes for each screw. I am a homeowner and don't know how to build chicken runs. If I did, I wouldn't have to purchase one. The manufacturer should give better directions on how to assemble.

This is our second purchase of this item for wild turkey rehabilitation. We're licensed wildlife rehabilitators, and use this for a temporary outdoor enclosure (under supervision) when the poults (young turkeys) are too large for their baby habitat and too small for the very spacious large habitat. We have also connected two of these together to use briefly as an in-between stage. The first one we got was left in the forest for a winter and did just fine. These are sturdy, light enough to carry, and with a bit of rigging can be connected if you have more than one.

My chicks are just over 1 week old and I wanted a enclosure that I could use inside and out and this is perfect!! It's a good bang for your buck and very easy to put together... if I can do it anyone can. The open part for attaching to the chicken coop, which I'll do when they move into the coop, I am covering with some wire I had lying around to keep them safely inside. Last picture is the piece with the opening, I used chicken wire to match and zip tied it on.. very easy and I can remove it when the time comes.