I don't expect bears as if they do show up, they would find the neighbors trash much less trouble to access. Food and extra bedding is in metal trash cans in a locked shed. The fence around the yard is 6 feet high.
The framing in the drawing is going under the coop. There will be a...
I attempted to draw what I am thinking. I know my predator load is hawks, rats, mice, opossum, raccoon, bear, owl, and skunk. Also I am very close to Shenandoah National.Forest and back up against the South Fork of the Shenandoah River.
I have a 6 foot wooden privacy fence around my back...
I am creating a structure for my coop AND "mini run" to sit on. My plan was to bury cinderblock and hardware cloth to make it predator proof. is 12" deep enough or do you think I need to go deeper?
ETA The "mini run is the space below the coop and small hardware cloth covered area that came...