Dying chickens

They were in a small cage to bring them inside, but I temporarily put them in a large fabric dog container because I don't even want to put them outside, right now.
It looks like predators are getting inside the coop thru the gaps in the door or the top.
Its got too big of a gap in both the top and the door. If you don't have anywhere else to keep them you might want to keep them inside or re-home them.Predators can get inside any opening less than 1/2". Sorry for your loss!
 
It looks like predators are getting inside the coop thru the gaps in the door or the top.
Its got too big of a gap in both the top and the door. If you don't have anywhere else to keep them you might want to keep them inside or re-home them.Predators can get inside any opening less than 1/2". Sorry for your loss!
The tops covered in chicken wire with some screen cloth over it, but I'll probably add more. I've been putting a board in the door gap, but would like to fix that, somehow.
 
It looks like predators are getting inside the coop thru the gaps in the door or the top.
Its got too big of a gap in both the top and the door. If you don't have anywhere else to keep them you might want to keep them inside or re-home them.Predators can get inside any opening less than 1/2". Sorry for your loss!
I put pallets underneath the small chicken coop that's in the large chicken coop and filled it all the way around with cement chunks. Also, put plywood over the pallets inside the small coop to keep the chickens from falling through. PLEASE, tell me that if predators get inside the large coop, they still won't be able to get the chickens if they're locked up in the small coop? I won't put them outside until I've taken down a few coons.
 

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I also thought I would attach tin cans to the gap in the door, adding screen cloth to the roof and putting up the barb wire I have.
 
My neighbor warned me to be on the look out for a bob cat(because one killed his big tom)recently. I thought I heard something grab one of his hens today but I could be wrong.
I need to spread some more cayenne in case it comes back.
 

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