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wendinjay
In the Brooder
- Mar 3, 2015
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Thank you all!!! As of right now I have a Barred Rock, a couple Australorps, I think a couple Wyandotte! Still trying to confirm a couple of breeds!
Thank you for compliments on coop/run! I actually plan to start painting exterior today and we plan to split the inside of the coop this weekend to move the other chickens in! 
As far as predators, my biggest concerns were the raccoons and Bobcats that I have seen in our yard! We were able to take care of the raccoon (have not seen more but sure they are out there) We dug a 2 foot trench all the way around coop and run and burried wired. We doubled up on the wire on the bottom half of coop and all openings around coop itself is covered with the small wire cloth. We still may add smaller hardware cloth. I had a baby taken by a hawk during a supervised outside time under a picnic table, so my biggest concern was the strong covered run. I am sure we will be tweaking the coop and run as time goes on!


As far as predators, my biggest concerns were the raccoons and Bobcats that I have seen in our yard! We were able to take care of the raccoon (have not seen more but sure they are out there) We dug a 2 foot trench all the way around coop and run and burried wired. We doubled up on the wire on the bottom half of coop and all openings around coop itself is covered with the small wire cloth. We still may add smaller hardware cloth. I had a baby taken by a hawk during a supervised outside time under a picnic table, so my biggest concern was the strong covered run. I am sure we will be tweaking the coop and run as time goes on!
