- Apr 16, 2014
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Hi Everyone,
My name is Flint and I'm currently building a new coop and I'm concerned about predator proofing it. I live in East County San Diego and I have seen raccoons, coyotes and snakes (rattlers, gopher and king) around my property. We do have two dogs but they sleep inside most nights but they will be out more now that it's warming up.
My current plan is to build a 42"x8' coop and 42"x8' run on the side of my house which currently has two gates (one on each side of the house). We've used this as a dog kennel in the past when we needed to keep the dogs penned up for whatever reason. I have a roll of 48"chain link fence and I'm burying 17'under the entire area I'm building on. I also plan on using the chain link for the roof of the run but I'm using 1/2"wire for the sides. The coop will be standard 2x4 framing with plywood and a flat slopped roof.
I'm also planning on putting either rock or pavers down for the floor of the coop but I was thinking of putting sod in the run.
My main question is what thickness of plywood should I use to raccoon proof the coop, is 1/2"alright?
Being that it's on the side of my house and right outside my bedroom, I was thinking of installing a motion light, will this discourage nocturnal predators?
My name is Flint and I'm currently building a new coop and I'm concerned about predator proofing it. I live in East County San Diego and I have seen raccoons, coyotes and snakes (rattlers, gopher and king) around my property. We do have two dogs but they sleep inside most nights but they will be out more now that it's warming up.
My current plan is to build a 42"x8' coop and 42"x8' run on the side of my house which currently has two gates (one on each side of the house). We've used this as a dog kennel in the past when we needed to keep the dogs penned up for whatever reason. I have a roll of 48"chain link fence and I'm burying 17'under the entire area I'm building on. I also plan on using the chain link for the roof of the run but I'm using 1/2"wire for the sides. The coop will be standard 2x4 framing with plywood and a flat slopped roof.
I'm also planning on putting either rock or pavers down for the floor of the coop but I was thinking of putting sod in the run.
My main question is what thickness of plywood should I use to raccoon proof the coop, is 1/2"alright?
Being that it's on the side of my house and right outside my bedroom, I was thinking of installing a motion light, will this discourage nocturnal predators?