Roost & Root

"We had such a great experience with this company and product- I cannot recommend them enough. The coop we ordered went together perfectly. It was actually fun to build -- and R and R provided everything we needed. The finished product looks great and our hens love it. A huge upgrade from the flimsy coop we had and I'm already loving the integrated food and water systems (no mess) and the door placed for easy egg collection. This is a coop designed by people who know chickens and people!"

"I have purchased 2 coops from Roost & Root. I love the design & quality of both! Customer service is top notch as well. Any concern I've had has been immediately addressed and in a a couple of cases, replacement parts have been sent free of charge. I would highly recommend dealing with this company. It's great to support a small, family business and their appreciation of your business is evident."

"It is a Father's Day gift and he loved it. We ordered the raised garden bed and it was extremely easy to assemble. The quality is excellent and well designed. We have a little wildlife in our backyard and the wildlife cover gate is an excellent addition to protect our future harvest. It looks beautiful and we love that it is made in the USA. Thank you Roost & Root."

"Bought and assembled the coop in early spring. It has withstand the harsh weather of Northern New Hampshire and attacks from wildlife, including a bear (but I put an electric fence afterward...). The big question that I had when I bought it was: It this Texas made thing will work for New Hampshire winter? The answer is yes but with some adjustments: 1- I have sealed (flexseal) all the gaps between the planks and between walls and roof. 2- I'm using insulation panels over doors of the roosting area. 3- The optional panels are fairly sturdy all will prevent snow from getting into the run area but obviously it's not completely hermetic (as I don't think it should be as you want your coop to be well ventilated) 4- I am using a Cozy Coop heater in the roosting area which is set to work at 20 degrees and below. 5- You need to seal the opening around the feeder as otherwise rain/melting snow will run on the sides and get into the food at the bottom, making it mushy but also cloging the feeder 6- The water dispenser does not work well and it will freeze even when using the "special" nipple AND the aquarium heater. Stick to a dispenser on a heating base. With these tweaks, it works well in real (not Texas) winter weather."

"My response to your response: I did not put wire in the run as you thought I did. I put wire buried around the *perimeter*. I like the fact poop falls down to the earth beneath, however, your design has a floor with probably 25%+ of ramp which poop does not fall down...See picture. The poop piles up on this ramp after every night. In the morning, I need to clean the poop off. My other coop has a deep bedding method which requires cleaning every few months. Your coop is by far more labor intensive than my other coop. I don't think it's a good idea food gets rained on. I'm glad you agree with that point, but I'm surprised you designed a coop which then allows that to happen. This morning I had to drain two inches of water out from the food and that's even with the storm panels on the whole night. *I'm sure good design can accomplish sanitary conditions while allowing no rain to get into the food.* Thank you for acknowledging the water in the food IS an issue which customers will have to deal with and there is no current solution provided by you. UPDATE - the food is growing mold due to the rain water getting in the food issue. I have removed the feeders and covered the holes so predators can not get in. A shorter screw should be provided so it doesn't poke out the side and become a sharp hazard. No acknowledge on your part of this. I think chickens should have access to food and water at all times and that should be implemented into the design of your coop. Food and water shouldn't just be in the run section. Again, you didn't say anything about this in your response. The gap around the pvc is larger than the gaps in the wire. I am certain of this fact. I've tried uploading more photographs of every point I'm making but Google is only allowing one photo uploaded. If it were the same size or smaller as you are suggesting, I'd be fine with the gap. However it's not and so I wouldn't want to take my chances with a weasel. Instead, I can fit all five fingers in the gap around the pvc. I can not do that in the very small gaps of the wire. Realistically speaking...returning it is a bit far fetched of an idea at this point. It's a mess from the poop on the ramp. I'd have to buy boxes to ship it back, disassemble it, make it all fit and pay to ship it back. As far as your comment regarding you think your coop is the best value on the market... I disagree, I paid the same price (plus or minus 50 dollars) for a walk in coop built like a tank which does not have any of these issues and requires very little cleaning. My new coop holds 20 chickens for the same price as your coop which holds 6. I do not spend my mornings cleaning poop in the new coop like I do yours. This has nothing to do with "chicken keeping" as you suggested. If you think chickens should not have access to food and water at night, then yes, this does have to do with chicken keeping. I do think chickens should have access to food and water at all times..maybe you disagree? I'll bet over time, you might come to understand some of what I'm suggesting is causing real problems for coop owners of your backyard chicken coop and that the design needs to be altered. 9 MONTH UPDATE - The waterers are broken. The water froze one night and expanded the PVC. Total waste. A coop should be able to hold up to the elements and shouldn't break if water freezes. Two of the storm panels are constantly blowing off. One panel flew off, hit my fence and cracked. They are very cheap. I do not recommend the storm panels. I had to duct tape one panel. The magnets do not hold. In addition, I had to tie rope all around the coop to prevent them from blowing off. I haven't cleaned my other coop since I got it. This coop I clean every morning because most of the poop does not fall through to the bottom or stays on the ramp. The idea of poop falling down is nice but the implementation sucks. I definitely do not recommend buying this coop. More labor, extra costs (security), poor quality, repair costs, poor design, unsanitary, moldy food, not good value for $. The list goes on."