Is a plastic dog travel carrier predator proof??

[dftkarin]

It wouldn't a permanent arrangement but I have a 3'x5'x2.5' tall box covered in 1 inch hex chicken wire that my 4 chicks hang out in during the day and I wonder if eventually I could predator-proof it so they could be in it at night. Until I figure that out though, could I leave a large airline-approved dog carrier inside the tractor so they could go into that at night? The latch requires quite a bit of strength and to be pulled in two directions (you need thumb and a bigger hand than a racoon) to open it. A racoon could reach in if they got past the chicken wire tractor - but I don't think they could get through the plastic dog crate. Has anyone done this?

 

[justusnak]

If you was to get some welded wire mesh, and wire it over the door, and side vents....yup, that will work! Just gotta keep those rascals from getting thier paws inside.

 

[stacym]

I use a super large Airline approved dog kennel inside my run. We are currently building a nice coop for them. So far, so good. I have heavy wire around the run and a heavy plastic mesh over the top and zip tied to the wire every 3 inches. So far so good. Now if they don't dig down to China we should be o.k.