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    Poll: Do you have an automatic coop door?

    I went with the Omlet door. No issues so far. (Although its not cheap).
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    19 or 23 gauge 1/4 inch hardware cloth.

    +1 on 1/2" HC being sufficient. Used to have raccoons in my yard all the time - never had any problems with coop. Fastened the HC to a wood frame using screws+washers.
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    Got coop, no chicks

    Thank you for all the friendly welcomes. Here's a quick photo of the coop (before I'd cleaned up the jobsite :)). Its another 'Wichita' coop variant. 6'x10', planning to kick off with 4 chickens, and maybe add a few more as the flock ages and slows down laying. I designed the framing using the...
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    Got coop, no chicks

    Hi all, I've just finished building a coop. Unfortunately, due to may rainy weekends in the spring and too many summer days over 100 degrees, its taken me a lot longer than planned - so it was completed too late in the year to buy chicks. The coop articles on BYC were really helpful as I was...
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