for securing hasps-carabiner vs leash clip

[turbodog]

I use a carabiner, though I would put a lock on it if I was leaving on a trip or something.

 

[Mayberry Chicken Shack]

I use carabeeners.

 

[off-grid hen]

I use carabiners, then flip it upside down so the bottom side is on top. I Haven't had a coon get in yet. I have one on the coop door. It is a slide bolt with a hole at the end, which I slide the clip through the hole then flip it upside down. To open the slide bolt I have to flip the carabiner rightside up, then unclip and slip through the hole to remove the carabiner, then slide the bolt open. The run door has a hasp with a turn latch (the hole the lock slides through turns to also act as a latch- not sure of the technical term for this type of hasp!) I slide a carabiner through this and flip it too. I don't have a picture of either, but if you need one I can take one.

 

[pawsplus]

My new Mini Cooper has a leash clip on a hasp. It's inside the predator-proof run, so very little chance of anything getting past the fencing--not terribly worried about a 'coon getting in there.

 

[moetrout]

I use carabeeners. I also don't wait for the predators to hit me. I have traps out on and off all summer long.

 

[gale65]

DH said he has had those screw type carabiners freeze up in the winter. I think I will use the regular ones upside down and put one at the very tippy top where it'll be a bigger challenge to open it. I'll put two different type latches on the nest box and hopefully at least one will foil the thieves. I'm really hoping that if a coon or other critter spends that much time trying to open something, the dog will hear it and chase it away.

 

[Dutch552]

Go to your nearest farm store and buy some hitch pins for tractor implements. They close on their own and take some effort and dexterity to open. They do not freeze sht and are large enough to manipulate in the cold. I have racoons everywhere and have not had one opened yet.

 

[gale65]

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thanks-I'll ask dh about those. If they're for farm equipment we probably have some already.

 

[the-bird-man]

if you are worried about freezing then keep a lighter on hand. even locks will freeze so look out for that too and wd-40 helps things not to freeze