I am building a coop for my silkies. I am trying to make it pred proof/safe for them.
The coop is about 6 inches off the groung for rain to run under I am on a hill.
The floor is plywwod with 1/4 inch wire mesh/fence over it so nothing can get in from below.
I had a ton on chicken wire. I used 2 layers so they overlap and leave small openings. The layers are also about an inch apart so a coon would have to get thru both layers to do any damage to chickens
Walls
East 12 inches of board on bottom double chicken wire on top.
south People door double layer chicken wire hasp for closeing. the rest is double chicken wire top to bottom.
West Ply on 1/2 window and poop door on other 1/2 double Chicken wire covering rest of the wall.
North Nesting boxes bottom 1/2 Double chickenwire top 1/2
All corners have a layer of chicken wire just in case something would try to get in a corner. There are no opening that are uncovered. All venting has chicken wire over it Double Layer for low and single layer for high.
Poop door is 1/2 inch ply .
All windows have chicken wire on the inside incase one would break.
Top is covered in chicken wire as well as all vents.
Roof is meatle about 2 inches above chicken wire top of coop
Did I miss anything? Can you think of any other predator proofing I should do?
I have reworked it a bit ai have enclosed thr entire coop with tin. With about 12 inckes of covered ventalationat the top of the coop
The coop is about 6 inches off the groung for rain to run under I am on a hill.
The floor is plywwod with 1/4 inch wire mesh/fence over it so nothing can get in from below.
I had a ton on chicken wire. I used 2 layers so they overlap and leave small openings. The layers are also about an inch apart so a coon would have to get thru both layers to do any damage to chickens
Walls
East 12 inches of board on bottom double chicken wire on top.
south People door double layer chicken wire hasp for closeing. the rest is double chicken wire top to bottom.
West Ply on 1/2 window and poop door on other 1/2 double Chicken wire covering rest of the wall.
North Nesting boxes bottom 1/2 Double chickenwire top 1/2
All corners have a layer of chicken wire just in case something would try to get in a corner. There are no opening that are uncovered. All venting has chicken wire over it Double Layer for low and single layer for high.
Poop door is 1/2 inch ply .
All windows have chicken wire on the inside incase one would break.
Top is covered in chicken wire as well as all vents.
Roof is meatle about 2 inches above chicken wire top of coop
Did I miss anything? Can you think of any other predator proofing I should do?
I have reworked it a bit ai have enclosed thr entire coop with tin. With about 12 inckes of covered ventalationat the top of the coop
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