Covered run?

[MountainOrchard]

So our coop is done and we are in the final stages of completing the attached run. Half of it is going to be covered with corrugated metal roofing, but I am wondering about the top of the other half. DH plans to cover it with 2X4 welded wire, but is that really necessary?? It's on a hill, 7 feet tall on one side and 9 feet tall on the other. Can predators like foxes and raccoons climb that high to get in?

 

[Julia62]

I wouldn't put anything past a coyote! We have a shade tarp/cloth over the top of ours (it's a 10 x 10 dog run). We don't have much coyote threat but we do have hawks. Soon the chickens will be bigger than the hawks though, but we still like it for shade.

 

[MountainOrchard]

Oh yeah we have coyotes too! And bears. And feral cats. On second thought, I'm going to build those chicks a bomb shelter!!!

 

[RonP]

I have never heard anyone complain that they over built their flock security.

 

[MountainOrchard]

I have never heard anyone complain that they over built their flock security. 

That is a good point. Thanks!