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    New coop and run thanks to BYC

    The door was purchased at Habitat For Humanity. I cut it in half and made the screen door from scratch. My wife painted it blue for the contrast. The coop is water tight due to a high quality polyurathane caulk on the end walls. The frame of the shack was built by my friends son for an ice...
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    New coop and run thanks to BYC

    The run door has a locking latch with a carabiner. So that should keep out predators. Had to ad the rope because it locks behind you from the inside. Found that out the hard way while home alone. I think I will get a more secure latch for the coop door. Thanks for the suggestions.
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    New coop and run thanks to BYC

    The door of the run is raccoon proof for sure and the main coop door is a door knob. The only one in question would be the latch on the 1/2 screen door. That one is just a flip latch. Can raccoons flip them open? We have a 12'x6' area of the run with tin on it and the remainder is covered in...
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    New coop and run thanks to BYC

    This spring we set out to build a coop. We didn't know where to start until we found Back Yard Chickens. My wife and 2 daughters helped with every step of construction. We repurposed an old ice fishing shack that had rusty metal siding that we liked. I had some left over FRP for the floor that...
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