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Well, the babies are two weeks old today, and got moved to the coop. Boy were they pissed off about being moved. They are already exercising their wings more now, and enjoying the room, and one has found the little ladder to the perch, and where it goes, so they'll get over being mad at me. I...

Thank you. I did some more work on it, and feel much better about the security.

Thanks. I bought myself a watermelon, and I thought I'd put a couple of pieces in the freezer for them for a hot day. So far, the only "treat" I have offered them is their regular food, hand feeding them in addition to their feeder, to try to get them used to me.

Absolutely. Or correcting a mistake. Even if partially. Now to get the new ventilated run door made, a fan in the coop since it is so hot here, and I think it may good for little ones. Speaking of heat, and ways to cool off, at what age can they start having the now and then frozen treat...

Progress. I was able to get the screening out of the front half of the ridge vent, and replace with 1/4 inch mesh wire. The back half, I could not get the screening out, but was able to reinforce with mesh wire, so at least secure. I'll take half of the ridge being better vented over not at all...

Yes. I just want it to be as safe and practical as I can make it! You know, I thought that when I typed those words. lol

Good suggestion on the leaf blower. I will see if I can get it out. I know I can't take the ridge off because of placement. I think i know how to get 1/4 inch wire in, if I can get the screening out. And I have found a way to get another foot of ventilation. So off to Home Depot in the morning...

Well, shoot. That's an error I may have to live with. I can't get to the ridge in a manner to take it off and redo it. I will look for ways to modify it to make it more secure.

Not secured with hardware cloth, but with window screening material. The coop was a tsc kit that i made modifications to so it would meet my needs better.. I don't have steel wool in those roof gaps yet, because I didn't want to restrict that air flow. I am going to work on securing them...

The ridges in the roof are ~1x1.5 inches. (I need to measure to know exactly. So that has 3 lines of the roof to pull from that are lower, with the ventilation at the top. The obvious advantage is ventilation. The obvious disadvantage is mice or snakes getting in. Not sure of that is big enough...

Thanks! Being in a hot climate, that has been one of my big concerns. I put the coop under the roofline, to help with that. Not having the sun directly on the coop roof should help keep it from heating as much as in direct sun.

Thank you. I was thinking of using silicone caulk to affix them into place. We don't have weasels here. I have been on the fence on gluing ng them, but you are right. Better safe than sorry.

The large window opens. The 1/2 inch screened area is fairly large, and the turquoise frame part opens and closes. It gves a bit of cross ventilation.. There is a bit of ventilation in the top. I put window screening over it and glued it down with liquid nails since it was a gap of about an inch...

That is all quite helpful! The run wire is part 1/2, and part 3/4 inch. The 3/4 inch is on panels that were the run that came with the coop, but it was too small (imo) in the configuration it cam in, so I repurposed them for the parts of my run. The coop wire is 1/2, but I am concerned about...

Yes, please. I know I am safe from larger predators, but rats (or even mice) and snakes (especially the latter) are my biggest worry.

I do not think that what I am using as a brooder will be big enough for chicks past 2 weeks old. I want to transition to brooding in the coop (new facility, no chickens as these are the first ones for this coop and run), from the garage, where they are now. Other than being cognizant of the...