MagistraTn
Songster
Right side is the henhouse (8’x16’) & left side is a garden/storage shed. The “windows” on the coop side will be hardware cloth with awning type shutters. 2x6 roof will be open air (with hwc) soffits. There will be a 24’x16’ attached run, with Fort Knox 
predator proofing. 18” footer for diggers, strong, typical run framing with hwc & secure latching. The side you’re seeing is roughly eastern exposure, with prevailing winds from the southwest.there will be a human door & an automatic pop door from hen house to run. The shed has two locking storm doors, from outside & from run. I also plan to have a “chicken moat” around my xl kitchen garden. The idea is a double fence system will keep away the deer (fear of entanglement) and provide a narrow passage for them to explore my garden scraps and visit us by the back patio. I’ve found this is a good way to deter aerial predators , and if not I can string some flags across as well. Additional pop door for the flock to go into the moat and/or other long, narrow, rotating pasture areas. The nesting boxes will open to the shed area for easy access.
Anyhow, thanks for any input on added security or ease for the chicken tenders.
predator proofing. 18” footer for diggers, strong, typical run framing with hwc & secure latching. The side you’re seeing is roughly eastern exposure, with prevailing winds from the southwest.there will be a human door & an automatic pop door from hen house to run. The shed has two locking storm doors, from outside & from run. I also plan to have a “chicken moat” around my xl kitchen garden. The idea is a double fence system will keep away the deer (fear of entanglement) and provide a narrow passage for them to explore my garden scraps and visit us by the back patio. I’ve found this is a good way to deter aerial predators , and if not I can string some flags across as well. Additional pop door for the flock to go into the moat and/or other long, narrow, rotating pasture areas. The nesting boxes will open to the shed area for easy access. Anyhow, thanks for any input on added security or ease for the chicken tenders.
