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    3 chickens dead, help!

    Congratulations!
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    Comment by 'RSmith' in article 'Our Perfect Coop'

    That's a great idea moving it around. Please don't take my question as anything more than it is. My wife and I just got our first chickens and cobbled together a coop that is perfect for us, or so we thought, until we read about predators, so we had to do some more just to make sure we don't...
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    Comment by 'RSmith' in article 'Our Perfect Coop'

    With your carpentry skills, a solid waterproof roof of wood & shingles would do the trick.
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    Can a Raccoon or Opossum chew, or tear thru, secured chicken wire?

    ChickenLegs13: Yes, good answer, that is the kind of information I was looking for. Thanks for the input!
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    Can a Raccoon or Opossum chew, or tear thru, secured chicken wire?

    Elona, Thank you for the input, I had no idea chicken wire was so easily circumvented. I would like to apologize for my first knee jerk reply, that has now been deleted, and thank you again for alerting me to the chicken wire limitations, you well may have saved our chickens' lives by being the...
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    Can a Raccoon or Opossum chew, or tear thru, secured chicken wire?

    The rule of thumb on security bar width is skull width; like humans, if a predator can get it's head thru, it can probably squeeze it's body thru as well. The skull itself, at least on humans cannot compress, so for human proof security bars 5" is OK, but when it comes to coons & possum that by...
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    Comment by 'RSmith' in article 'Our Perfect Coop'

    I am a NEW EGG, so forgive me what might be a stupid question, but isn't the open top of the run a high vulnerability for predators?
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    Can a Raccoon or Opossum chew, or tear thru, secured chicken wire?

    Thanks Gander007, no Bob Cats around here, just coons & possum. We made & installed miniature security bars over the vents today and left the chicken wire in place too, so it is not going to be possible that I can see for either a coon or possum to get thru, especially with our German Shepherd...
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    3 chickens dead, help!

    Put the vent holes in and use both wire screen AND make some miniature security bars, like strips of aluminum or steel, drill holes and screw them in. Like home security bars designed to prevent people from entering, the rule of thumb is, if they can get their head thru, they can get the rest...
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    Snake!!!

    I wouldn't lose any sleep about toasting a snake, our cat does just fine in the rodent department so that job is already filled, and we don't need any stinking snakes slithering around the chicken coop, no matter whet they are up to. Last snake I had to deal with was a BIG Copperhead, a big...
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    Comment by 'rsmith' in album 'Our Rhode Island Reds'

    They look great, that's what we have, 3 of them, 5 1/2 weeks old now, GOOD CHOICE!
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    Are my chickens too cold?

    Ours are 5 1/2 weeks old and have been in the coop for about a week now, but when in the chick brooder we placed them in the sun whenever possible, just seemed like the right thing to do. I was afraid they were too cold as well, now being outside all night in the coop, but they do cuddle on...
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    Can a Raccoon or Opossum chew, or tear thru, secured chicken wire?

    Michael OShay: That is exactly what I needed to KNOW, Thank YOU! My vents are merely screened with chicken wire, so during the night the risk remains, I'll get right on it, perhaps screw on some security bars in the form of aluminum or steel strips.... This BYC is just wonderful, thanks again.
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    ***OKIES in the BYC III ***

    Sorry for your loss, Coons are formidable predators. I don't know if this will help, but I stapled the chicken wire around every section, then sandwiched it with an outer layer of wood with self tightening deck screws. The screws go thru the outer layer of wood, thru the wire, and into the stud...
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    Can a Raccoon or Opossum chew, or tear thru, secured chicken wire?

    I am a NEW EGG and have a question: Can a Raccoon or Opossum chew, or tear thru, well secured chicken wire, and if so, how long does it typically take either one to do so? With all due respect, I am not looking for opinions, I am seeking feedback from anyone / everyone who can speak from their...
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    Comment by 'RSmith' in article 'Alaskan Cedar Coop'

    We did ours in cedar too, I like what you did, VERY NICE, if it is OK for Alaska, I guess we should be OK here in the Puget Sound area, our coops are very much alike I think, material wise anyway.
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    Comment by 'RSmith' in article 'Our Perfect Coop'

    WOW, very nice indeed! Such carpentry skills have always eluded me for some reason, how I would like to be able to build like this, thanks for sharing !
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    Comment by 'RSmith' in article '53 Coop De Ville'

    WOW, that is REALLY NICE !
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    My 10 week old Austrawhite is a beauty!

    She is a beauty ! We just got our first chickens and joined BYC as New Eggs, one is an Austrawhite, 5 1/2 weeks old now, thanks for the rundown..... Gotta LOVE BYC ,
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    g'day

    Welcome to BYC, from a "New Egg" What is an oeg, if I may ask?
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