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Yikes! Yes HC can be torn if not attached well. Odd that the hole is very close to where it looks like they couldn't have gone around it.

Use screws to build, so you can reconfigure once the birds are in there and you experience the air flow and temps in the coop.

I'd still opt for majority mesh with wind breaking panels to be easily applied as needed. Heat is really hard on the birds. Maybe something like this interesting open front hot weather coop https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/open-front-coop-done-chicken-yard-in-progress.1160614/

I'm not trying to 'argue', just clear up any misconceptions to help educate us all. 1/2" 19ga squares can't be stretched into 1" hexagons. I was very interested to see how animal got thru HC, but that isn't the case. I very clearly see here, away from where skunk got in, the hexagonal holes of...

That is hardware cloth. Stuff in pic below is chicken wire. They are both coated with vinyl, but the difference in shape of holes is obvious.

Ah...that's chicken wire, not hardware cloth, most preds can chew right thru chicken wire.

OyVey!! So, no chicken casualties, skunk was just after feed? Would love to see detailed pics of the damaged log/apron...as well as any pics from when you installed apron. Could be quite educational. Would be good to start a new thread in 'coop build' or 'predators' forum titled "Apron Fail"...

NP. CA is hard to reckon as y'all have a real mix of climate...desert dry, mountain cold, monsoon rain.....

That will make nice coop and run....depending on climate. What is your location? Adding your location is easy, then it always there!

I would frame a wall with nests and doors... ..... yes, 2 people doors so you can split coop for new birds. Cover wall framing with 1/2" hardware cloth. Cover those gaps in back with HC too. Take a look at My Coop page. An anti-dig aprons all around. Good examples of apron installation, tho I'd...