New Chicken Owner in Washington State

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[motherochickens]

just got the outside run built this weekend. Now we need to paint and finish the rocks around outside bottom.

 

[drumstick diva]

Chicken wire keeps chickens in but, doesn't keep predators out. You can reinforce by running hardware cloth from the ground up 18" or so - to prevent raccoons from tearing thru the chicken wire. They love to reach in and eat any body part they can snag.

 

[motherochickens]

thanks for the suggestion. the ladies will be closed up inside at night to help protect them from predators too. And lots more rocks along the bottom to keep anything from digging under.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Welcome and please feel free to come join us on the WA thread. It will put ya in touch with many peeps close to you. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...together-washington-peeps/19050#post_10952924 Don't worry about trying to read all the posts. there may be a few thousand.