Directions are not clear but we managed. Can't even begin to use the drawer for the coop for cleaning, it's been completely stuck since after the first rain, and the ramp stripped right off the screws used to attach it. And it is very, very tiny, the total size (boxes, coop, and run) being equal to a dog crate you'd use for a medium breed dog. I wouldn't keep more than two small chickens in here.