Be careful of predators I have seen the fox thank goodness he hasn't tried to get to anything yet but he can..I live in the same kind of area and I know we have raccoons and skunks too and when the dogs start barking like crazy at night I know something is prowling around I just hope they stay away from the chickens..I check to see if anything is trying to dig in I do have places where something can climb in if they are determined I just hope by winter I get everything done with my coops that I've working on only have a couple more months before I get winter weather and they are promising a nice wet one I sure hope so then it won't be so cold...