update: confirmed today that yes, this space needs to be blocked off. proven by the exact hen who i thought would be the one to discover it (and she did, within seconds of being set on the roosting bar inside).
good idea on the screws so can be taken down, although with the configuration it will be a giant pain to get it back up. which is why i need to decide now. i think i’m going to use this stuff
hooking it onto screws will at least make it somewhat easier to mess with if i need to down the...
That’s my thought too. It’s not a predator-risk opening, but it could be a “I’ll sleep up here and poop down the front of the coop doors” kind of issue.
Working on a new coop and need to make a decision on an area before I continue. Once I close off this area, it makes it much harder to work on the area in question.
The coop is elevated and enclosed in a predator proof, covered run. The original plan I'm working off of calls for a HWC...