Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Reading through some of the other reviews I see complaints about this being "kinda cheap" - well, you DID order the least expensive option on all of Amazon, you likely shouldn't be shocked that this isn't made of titanium and doesn't come with a crew to install it. Over all I'm pleased. The frame is snap-together easy to assemble, all parts were provided, clearly labeled and the instructions were surprisingly good. I'd read some reviews that said there wasn't quite enough wire, but I had a lot left over (I bought the 12.5' model) so I assume that those folks had the large version. I believe I would have had enough wire to do that version too, since I was careful from the beginning to not waste any. I have a couple reminders and recommendations: 1) Chickenwire is made to keep chickens *in* - not to keep predators out. I'm adding welded wire farm fencing around the bottom 3 feet of this enclosure to keep dogs, foxes, raccoons, etc out. 2) Predators *dig* - you'll need something to prevent it. My solution is to lay 2 feet of chicken wire on the ground all around this, using landscape staples to keep it in place. This is because I'm too lazy to dig and bury the wire. I'm going to lay concrete pavers on top of the wire right next to the pen to help keep the wire in place and to provide extra discouragement for digging. 3) Birds and rats will fit through the gap by the door just fine. And then they're too dumb to get out. Just be aware. I'll probably rig up some sort of piece of wood or wire I can use to cover that gap at some point. 4) Small birds will be able to fit through the wire mesh. They will be motivated to get INTO the pen to get the chicken feed, but will be LESS motivated to get out, or will forget they fit through the mesh, and they will get stuck. Just be prepared to need to chase them out by opening the door. I may throw bird netting over this whole thing at some point if it gets annoying enough. I decided I didn't want to do the "wire the mesh onto the frame" thing and instead ordered an extra 1000 heavy duty zip ties. Made life a lot easier. Highly recommend. All in all, adding the chicken wire on the ground, the farm fencing around the base and the zip ties I spent an extra $130. I expect the concrete pavers to add another $60-$180 depending on how fancy I get with them.