- Jun 29, 2009
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Hello fellow BYC Forum folks!
Our girls (10 happy chickens) have lived in the coop my husband built ("Cluckingham Palace") since July 2009.
Last night (12/17/09) we suspect a raccoon stood on the roof of the nest boxes and tore off part of the rubber sheet that keeps rain out of them.
The nest boxes stick out from the building:
Here's the nest boxes from inside:
We put the rubber gasket on to keep the elements out of the nest boxes since we get plenty of percipitation (we're between Enumclaw & Auburn WA). We had thought about metal, but since we open the nest box lid AT LEAST once per day, we figured that would break off eventually. I worry that any kind of insulation jammed in from the inside would be pecked at and/or eaten...
Does anyone have some construction ideas to help with this?
The run is like Fort Knox and the windows/doors etc. are secure. I'm not as concerned about the animals getting in as I am about keeping the weather out - ESPECIALLY out of the cozy nest boxes.
Any construction suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Molly
aka Happy Mo
Our girls (10 happy chickens) have lived in the coop my husband built ("Cluckingham Palace") since July 2009.
Last night (12/17/09) we suspect a raccoon stood on the roof of the nest boxes and tore off part of the rubber sheet that keeps rain out of them.
The nest boxes stick out from the building:
Here's the nest boxes from inside:
We put the rubber gasket on to keep the elements out of the nest boxes since we get plenty of percipitation (we're between Enumclaw & Auburn WA). We had thought about metal, but since we open the nest box lid AT LEAST once per day, we figured that would break off eventually. I worry that any kind of insulation jammed in from the inside would be pecked at and/or eaten...
Does anyone have some construction ideas to help with this?
The run is like Fort Knox and the windows/doors etc. are secure. I'm not as concerned about the animals getting in as I am about keeping the weather out - ESPECIALLY out of the cozy nest boxes.
Any construction suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Molly
aka Happy Mo