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I'm not exactly sure what you mean here, but I think you mean there is a space between the the pop door (where the chickens come out of the coop) and the run, and there's no corresponding hole in the run wall for the chickens to go in. Is that correct?Also, my coop sits behind the run. I am thinking I need a predator proof tunnel to go from the door of the run to the run itself. Ideas on how to do this? The coop faces the SIDE of the run so either I need to cut a hole in the side of the run or somehow have the chickens enter through the human door of the run.
Can you use these with 1/2" hardware cloth? I tried unsuccessfully to use the j-clip plyers. The tips are too big to fit through the 1/2" holes. With the fencing 6' high I couldn't hold the clip on the back side of fence to get the clip closed. I ended up using pieces of wire cut about 5 inches or so long.
yesCan you use these with 1/2" hardware cloth?
That is correct. I can get pics tomorrow. Its about 4 feet away.I'm not exactly sure what you mean here, but I think you mean there is a space between the the pop door (where the chickens come out of the coop) and the run, and there's no corresponding hole in the run wall for the chickens to go in. Is that correct?
Can you take a picture of the side of the coop that is the facing the run? How far from the side of the run to the side of the coop?
I have these. Most people say to use metal zip ties. I'm curious, what is "better" in your opinions? Speaking to the group...
So you were using plastic zip ties?I zip tie it when putting it up. You can use the zip ties to help stretch it a bit then go back and attach it. Over all I've gotten away from zip ties and like using bailing wire, hog rings, or j clips. They all last longer than plastic.
Oh and if you do use zip ties use the black ones. The white ones degrade faster outside in UV light. They cost about the same if any difference.
So you were using plastic zip ties?
I use hog rings for most of the attaching (for me, it's hardware cloth to chain link) due to cost and relative ease of use.I have these. Most people say to use metal zip ties. I'm curious, what is "better" in your opinions? Speaking to the group...
There is about a 2 inch gap between the door and the next metal pool on each side. How do I predator proof that?