Coop security question

[MadGardener]

We are near Portland, Or. Usually not extreme weather, but wet.
Predators are hawks, raccoons, possums, and outdoor domestic cats. Maybe a neighborhood dog, but in 15 Years, there has only really been one pomeranian that we see running loose.

No big predators will be a plus for sure!

I don't really think I could add any more advice if you're set on using pallets in their intact state. I have never been to OR, regrettably. If you have much in the way of driving rain and/or snow you may consider a more solid wall.

 

[Amber Lu]

No big predators will be a plus for sure!

I don't really think I could add any more advice if you're set on using pallets in their intact state. I have never been to OR, regrettably. If you have much in the way of driving rain and/or snow you may consider a more solid wall.

Thank you =) I appreciate all of your advice. I am a total newbie-- though I did build a rabbit enclosure once. It was a little bit rickety, but thankfully the predators were dumb enough not to notice

I am not set on it. I just thought it would make a good shade wall over the hardware cloth. Average is a couple of inches of snow at a time. Usually never more than 6 on the ground for a couple of days a year. That specific wall has about 6 more feet of roof over hanging it keeping it fairly dry-- but not totally.

 

[Amber Lu]

This structure was in place when I moved into my place in 2020. I'm not sure how old it is. My house was built in 2006, and owned for 3 years by the folks I bought from. The original people gardened, kept bees, etc. Local gossip says the folks I bought from wanted to grow weed & mushrooms here but had a falling out. The state the place was left in makes me wonder if it was built by the "original" owners, anf this is 5 or more years old.

I call this the chicken coop, but I'm not positive that's what it wass. The "shed" portion is framed by 4x4s, with 2x4s laid between the pallets like how a window would be framed. The "fence" portion has no framing. I really need to tear it down and tear these pallets apart before they rot more, but I thought this may be a good illustration for you.

I am not sure what that was... It looks like it might have been a goat pen-- but any goat worth their salt would have been over that "fence" in 2 seconds flat.

 

[MadGardener]

I am not sure what that was... It looks like it might have been a goat pen-- but any goat worth their salt would have been over that "fence" in 2 seconds flat.

I have no clue, I wouldn't even stack firewood in it.

With an overhang like that I'd be tempted to frame it out, add HC and use metal roofing or plywood seasonally.

Dang, why can't they build them like that in the south? I'm jealous of a 6 foot overhang!

 

[seminolewind]

Hi. From what I understand, those pallets won't be protecting the birds because they will be wrapped in hardware cloth. Sounds good. You sound like you know how to use hardware cloth and put it up. I would not use pallets alone for protection from varmits. For shade is good.