Building My Coop

[equinealot]

I have a 12 x 12 stall & plenty of chain link.I was going to take down most of the boards so it will be cool enough in Florida summers. Do I need to put chicken wire over the chain link?

 

[Chick Charm]

You can. Chain link is nice and strong and keeps out most larger predators. Wire will keep out snakes and rats and the like. I had a 40' run once with chain link and it worked well for them.

Just keep in mind your local predators and plan accordingly.

 

[Toshi]

What kind of predators do you have there? Chicken wire keeps chickens in, but other things can break in.

 

[ChickensRDinos]

If you have racoons or possums I would do hardwire cloth all around the bottom.