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    Droppings board

    I plan to place a droppings board 12 inches under the roost in my small coop. The roost is 12 inches off the wall. Space is limited. Wondering how wide it should be so dropping land on it and not outside it? I will run it to the wall on the one side but not sure how far off i must be on the non...
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    Is this gap a predator problem?

    I will be placing 1/2" HW cloth on the underside of the whole run (on top too) and secure with 1" fender washers w/screws. I have the cloth so might as well use it up. Over the cloth I will lay a couple inches of dirt/sand fine stones. I decided today to add a 8"x16" window on the rear wall up...
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    Is this gap a predator problem?

    Thanks. I will be putting padlock in the gate latch. The slide bolt lower on gate is a redundant "might s well" latch so if a raccoon opens that latch they still have to get past the primary latch or rip the gate apart at the bottom. The back has a full width 15" tall flip up/open door for...
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    Is this gap a predator problem?

    Howard; Here is the only photo i have so far. there are no other windows yet. The gap i showed earlier is along the left and right edges where the side wall meets the roof sheathing underside viewed from the front. Gap re-measured is ~3/4H x 23" long x2 on each side. The actual coop is ~4' x...
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    Is this gap a predator problem?

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    Is this gap a predator problem?

    I have a new coup under construction. The coop is a modified tractor with the actual coop ~4'x4'x3' tall. My coop ventilation is along the roof to side wall interface all along the roof. Do i need to close off this area with Hardware cloth? The predators i have are fox, raccoons, etc. The gaps...
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    Diy heated waterer

    Do you have photo of that set up to share?
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