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    Best place to purchase hardware cloth

    Our local Home Depot had decent prices when I was there yesterday, and TSC is having a sale right now - 48” x 100’ 19 g, 1/2”, cost about $107. I know their shipping prices are outrageous, but if you have a local enough store it can be shipped there for free.
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    Seeking help for coop!

    Thanks for the reply! We do have some predators to prepare for, but will definitely have a 1-2 foot HC predator skirt in place. Between that, the solid roof, and the dogs in the yard, I don’t expect too much of an issue. The run will be against the north side of the coop, providing a good...
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    Seeking help for coop!

    Thank you SO much for your feedback and suggestions! You’ve given a lot of useful information, as well as some things I hadn’t thought about. What you said about a slightly sloped area being better makes total sense, of course, and now that I think about it I may have a much better place to put...
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    Seeking help for coop!

    Thanks for the info! I have been back and forth on having a bigger run. I definitely have the space to go bigger, and I probably will. Not just for the chickens, but also for selfish reasons — the bigger it is, the easier it will be for me to get in and comfortably do stuff! :lol: I’m also...
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    Seeking help for coop!

    Thank you for all the tips! They’ll be very helpful! I hadn’t thought about having a clear polycarb roof on the run, that’s a great idea :thumbsup thanks for the input, I appreciate it!
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    Seeking help for coop!

    Hi, all! So excited to be a part of this community - I’ve spent several days combing the posts and gleaning helpful info. I’m going to start my own flock of chickens soon, but I’m currently still in the coop-planning stage. There are so many fantastic ideas and I’m trying to filter out what will...
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