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[triciayoung]

Thanks! I have soo many pics of my pets, theyre my whole life. I'm currently building a really cool enclosure for my quail, right now they live inside...honestly if I had more room they'd just live inside but id like to at least build a beautiful space with plants grasses for them to play and scratch in.
My hens are Cleo, Cora and Peachy.
My roo is Hopper
My deceased quail, who was special needs, was named Cozy. That bird changed my life in so many ways. He passed about 2 weeks ago and I still cry about him. He is my profile pic.
I'm a sculptor and I love sculpting birds, I'll share some pics here!

We all have our animal or animals that change our lives forever. The special needs birds I am particularly close with. Cry as long as you want to and make some things so that when you look at them, they will remind you of him. Your art is stunning.

 

[triciayoung]

Ooof! That is good to know. The main parts are with the 1/2". I was planning on just using the 1/4" along seams where the wood joins and along any bottom edges to make sure snakes cant get through. The bottom will be fully lined with 1/2" hwc and then have rubber mats over that, then sand/dirt/plants. My plan is to also have 2x6 footing boards making like a 20" high border around the entire thing, for stability and so predators cant just gaze in and frighten them....those are the parts that will likely be fully lined with the 1/4".
I didnt even think about squirrels chewing through!!

Bring the floor up about a foot. It adds another layer of protection.