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Thank you for all the good insight and suggestions, I really appreciate it! I am eager to gather whatever safety information I can to keep my dozen birds safe due to the fact I have grown accustom to them already and each one is a dear pet!

Hi, and I'm new! Trying to predator proof my coop and run....I have chicken wire yet understand that is not enough. If I reinforce the chicken wire with hardware cloth, do I buy 1/2" holes or go with 1/4" holes....? Going to 'try' to make the roof out of the same and attach metal sheets for...

Thank you for the reply. Yes, maybe I could build a 'make-shift' area inside run for protection, these custom built coops are in demand and quite pricey yet I do not have the time nor knowledge to build on myself so waiting for one is the only option.

Hi~ New chick mom here, wondering about wait time before I put down the deposit on a custom built coop. It won't be ready for awhile.....my dozen chicks are currently 2-3 1/2 weeks old, happy in a horse trough with heat lamps, go outside on warm IL days in their 'playpen', but the coop I want...

Thank you for your reply! Being a 'newbie' I'll gladly accept any advice from seasoned egg gatherers!

Hi~ I'm new to this, I have 6 chicks (~3 weeks old) and getting 4 more today (5 days old). Can they all be in same brooder? And when bigger, will having two separate coops work? One is only for ~6 hens so need another or figure out how to build onto existing coop. Thanks for your input!