Recent content by chrisrob31

Thank you! I added my location, which is just outside of New York city, btw. (I just joined the site, so I'm very much a newbie here.)

Yeah, I just replied to Pirategirl about adding furring strips to further secure the seams...I'm less concerned with the latches, but those things are easily fixable.

I was thinking a furring strip would do the trick as well. I used screws and washers on the bottom because it wouldnt be seen, but knew it wouldnt look so nice on the rest of the coop (whereas the staples are barely noticeable in comparison)....but a furring strip will further secure the seams...

Thank you so much! I'm very sorry for the loss of your cats. I had no idea Fishers would go after cats! We live just outside of New York City, and I've lived in this area all my life. Not until a couple years ago did I ever see a Fisher in these parts. We have a stream along side our house and...

Thank you for looking and for commenting! - The staples I'm not worried about. Could a coyote or large dog grab the hardware cloth with its teeth and rip it off the framing? I suppose. But 1) I've seen one coyote around here in the 14 years we've been here, and 2) the only large dogs around...

I will start by saying that the vast majority of this coop was inspired by the 'Strong, Safe, Low Maintenance' coop posted by 'gimpylou'. I will also mention that I am in no way a carpenter or construction expert, but this coop seems extremely sturdy and should be very predator proof (which was...