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Build for heat then. @3KillerBs is in the Carolinas and advocates for an open air coop. Here's a thread with examples: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wanted-open-air-coop-pics.1489579/

Chocobo! I love it, should've named the other one Cloud. :)

Chicken wire will help keep chickens in, but won't keep predators out, as the wire is too thin and the openings are malleable. Also unless you have the fattest, laziest chickens, they can clear 3' easily. I've found pullets sitting on top of my 6' run fence before. Very nice that your husband...

I certainly thought I had time - we had the coop kit ready to assemble and the claim was that a 10 year old could do it in 4 hours. So clearly we were ready, right? Except hubby and I were clearly less capable than a 10 year old... We suddenly needed emergency bathroom repairs (mold and rot...

Better get on that ASAP. Biggest mistake (and I did it to) is not having the coop already set to go before the birds arrive. It is nearly impossible to find a prefab big enough to house more than 2-3 birds. The biggest ones would probably be the "Over EZ" coops but you will need to add more...