KEXMY Rural365 Portable Chicken Run – Large Pop-Up Chicken Pen for Small Animals – Outdoor Pet Enclosure Outdoor Rabbit Run

As a new chicken mom, I was looking for a secure portable chicken run to complement my new coop which has a very small run. We have many predatory birds that fly over our property. Because this was my first year with chickens, I decided to try to keep new projects to a minimum and not build a run this year. Pros: Very well made for a portable chicken run. Mesh side and top are well made. The mesh is actually it is thicker and nicer than the mesh used in portable cribs. I used it with my baby chicks this weekend and initially I was worried they'd be able to crawl underneath the run but with the stakes in and pulled taught there was no gap on the ground. The run is very sturdy when staked down and held it's shape with some pretty strong wind gusts. There is enough height and length to house several chickens and let them feast on different areas of the yard. It is a great way to safely introduce your other pets to the chickens. I love that it stores flat and I can tuck it between the house and patio furniture. Con: The only thing I might consider to be a potential problem would be the mesh itself. My concern would be that a chicken could get stuck in the mesh - unlikely, but possible. Final Thoughts: Due to the cost of hardware cloth and wood as well as the time to make a portable run I consider this a win. I highly recommend this run and for the price, portability and convenience.

I use this for my teeny tiny 6oz hens when I’m working in the yard & am there to watch over them before taking them back indoors. They love to eat clover & soak up some sun! It lets plenty of sun in, but NO MOSQUITOES! Mosquitoes spread fowl pox, so I know my tiny hens are safe from mosquitoes. This run is so light & practical for moving around the yard & keeping the girls near me that I call it their playpen. Loving the openings on top too! No worry about them running thru a side door if I try to get a hen out. I just reach in from above & never have to worry about escapes. It’s not predator proof, but I’d never leave the girls unattended anyway. It’s escape proof for my serama hens & keeps them free of mosquitoes & is simply the easiest way to move them around the yard for outdoor time while I’m gardening or just watching them play. I had a lot of mixed feeling buying this run, but am SO GLAD I DID! But if anyone thinks they can use this & not stay close & watch over whatever animal is in this run, they’ll risk the animal getting attacked by predator birds, dogs, cats, or raccoons, or something. And if the animal digs under the edge, or is able to tear netting, it’ll escape & could get lost. But for my little chickens it is perfect for them to play in near me while I garden. If I’d gotten something made of metal & wood, it would’ve been heavier & awkward for the way I use this. It truly depends on what you need & how much un-supervised protection you need for your animal. This would also function perfectly for a lettuce patch or something in the garden to keep moths & flying bugs from munching on the food growing inside the net. The top openings are perfect for gardening use like this & net lets enough sun & all the rain in to the plants. I take mine inside w/ me & it folds flat & is easily put away so it’ll last a long, long time. I love the ground anchors that came w/it too. Stands up to wind very well. Net is thin but not wimpy at all. Zippers are good ones. Anchors are strong & perfect size metal stakes that don’t need a hammer. I just step on them. I use a child’s butterfly net to quickly transfer my hens from the run to their kitty carrier for easy trip back indoors. Best little portable “playpen” I could have found for my needs! But keep in mind that 6oz full grown hens are size of kittens & do not dig under the sides or hurt the run materials w/ climbing or chewing & aren’t strong like ferrets or older puppies or kittens. It really depends on how you intend to use this whether it’s right for you, & whether you’ll be there to keep your pet protected from any predator that discovers an animal in the run. It will NOT protect my hens from predators other than mosquitoes! That is my job. But it is absolutely perfect for a playpen for my hens. Works to separate a mama hen & her eggs/chicks from other hens too while still allowing them all to see & know the new babies for future flock integration.

This was absolutely perfect for integrating my ducklings with the adults. We had them in it all day so the adults could come check them out and get used to them. And would bring them in the house at night. By the time they were big enough for the outdoor coop there were zero issues between them and the adult ducks. Top has zipper closures to keep flying predators out. And the stakes held it in place even during windy conditions. I highly recommend this!

We've been using this in conjunction with a prefab coop while we work on building our hens a more permanent structure. We love its portability and size, which gives our chickens space to get up to chicken-sprint speed while also enabling us to move them around the yard. It folds so you can use just half or the whole things. Ours came with the center metal support snapped but it was too much of a hassle to return. and it works well enough regardless. A couple things I'd improve: - a zippered opening on the side for direct attachment to our coop or to an additional one of these. - more rigid structure. While it is "dog-proof", ours has figured out that if she dives into it with her nose, the mesh will give way inward and she can make the chickens scatter. bad dog.

They are now old enough to enjoy summer sunshine away from the heat lamp, and they had a GREAT time frolicking and trying their little wings inside the safety of the Rural 365 run. The product is sturdy and well designed for access at either end with the roomy zippered flaps. Good instructions and stakes for securing it make it easy to set-up. Thank you for a good product.

good for my babies chicks . They had space to run around.

I thought this was going to be too small for 6 full grown hens but it's not. It's easy to unfold and I can move it to different locations with the hens in it and with a little guidance. They seemed to enjoy being inside of it while eating bugs from the yard. It was easy getting them in and out of it as well. I'm very happy with this purchase!

Bought these for my second round of 4 chicks to keep them separate from my older girls, but allow them to graze together and assimilate. This worked perfectly, even as they grew over a few months. I like that it is easily cleaned, stands up to the birds hopping and flapping, and easily stored away. Definitely good quality enough be to be a one time buy.