I have basically the same setup for the last 4 years. Chicken wire starts about 3' high overlapping the hardware cloth that is also buried 18". Chicken wire is also used cover the framed roof. Never an issue although I did have a fox that scoped the entire perimeter and then quickly left. I...
I have 4 laying hens with a broody hen in which we swapped her eggs for day old chicks I purchased. She accepted them 100%. When and how do I introduce them to the other 4 adults? No rooster in the flock. Chicks 2 weeks old now. They have been sharing the same coop but separated by chicken...