I'm glad I saw this post. I live in SoCal, I'm thinking about getting a couple hens, and my carpentry skills are also lacking. That 3 sided coop is sounding good!
I'm chicken-less now, but I've been thinking about getting a couple hens. I'm a family man and homeowner, so I've already got plenty of things to do around the house. I think I can handle all the other jobs of keeping chickens, but the thought of having to close their coop door every night and...
I've got coons running through my yard every night, so I've been looking at several websites for advice how to kill or repel them. I read one that said coons hate human voices, so a talk radio station would keep them away. No idea if it would repel other predators, though.