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Quote: Seven rats!!! GAHHH!!! They are horrid!!! Yes, we have many of those, too. When we moved our compost bin to make room for the coop, we disbanded a group of seven. Maybe they ran all the way to your traps, lol. Our traps aren't working. What kind do you use? We have a live animal trap...

Quote: So, how can you prevent the mites ? Or are they everywhere? We plan to use DE dustbaths, allow them access to some feed mixed with DE (food grade), and I think use it in the coop, though I don't know exactly how to do that... Fly traps are a great idea, plenty of those around here...

Quote: Your coop sounds exactly like what DH is constructing! It's 4' x 8' and we did go with the vinyl over the floor ...Raccoons are interesting, hey? We figure that with the coop being off of the ground by 3-4' that should deter any raccoons from getting into the coop. They would have to...

bumping this up...hoping for some replies!!!

Hi all, We live in the Pacific Northwest (near Vancouver, BC), and we are in the midst of building our coop + run. We plan to use 1/2 inch hardware cloth, cover the outdoor run, and generally make it inpenetrable!!! What I'd like to know from those of you in this general area with chickens...