I have been thinking about that, so I just called Myer Hatchery and had them add a Delaware Rooster to my previous order of 15 hens. Based on the hens I ordered (3 each of 5 different breeds), they recommended the Delaware Rooster so if I decide to hatch eggs, I won't get chickens with funky...
Thanks for all the feedback everyone. I appreciate it. I think I will go with hardware cloth on top. I decided on hardware cloth on the sides when I read that racoons can rip chicken wire. I guess I'll go all-secure and wrapped the entire compound with hardware cloth. I found a hardware cloth...
Do you need wire or netting completely over the run to avoid a hawk attack in the run or will wires stretched over the run every foot or so deter hawks since they won't be able to fly into the run? I forsee hawks as my biggest problem.