Official Squatch Watchers

[21hens-incharge]

I had to close the coops so I took a couple pics.



I added 2x4's in between the rafters to be able to secure the wire to.

On my big coop the wire is on the outside. It totally tatered installing it there.

 

[ronott1]

I planned to call my coop the CALICO CHICKEN COOP, but it may end up as NEVER ENDING COOP BUILD.
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Today i put hardware cloth at the base of run#1. Hubby actually helped, and put trim around the door to keep the door from swinging in. I made sure there were enough screws on the back of the roof to keep coons from crawling in the eaves.
So tomorrow i want to put a hardware cloth skirt around the base of the coop. And work on run #2 some more. I may get the door built for the other half of the coop tonight.

Yep! It will be finished and then maintenance will start

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

So this picture is clearly from before I blew the walls off but it shows the area I need to cover.
The white line is the header and top of the wall. The blue is where the roof will be.
The yellow box is the area I’m trying to cover. So it’s a vertical space between the rafters. I’ll have to each space individually.
I guess I was questioning if it would be better to have the bent edges and staples on the inside or out. Or if I’m over thinking it all together and it makes no difference. LOL

 

[21hens-incharge]

Yup thats the space I was covering in my coop.

 

[Anansi]

You can get the nipples for the waterer on Amazon, then a 2.5 or 5 gal bucket. I got the cup ones from Amazon then used an oval pitcher, a rectangular container and a small container and made 3 waterers for the chickens and pigeon. You just need to make sure your bucket can have holes drilled in it without cracking.

 

[Anansi]

I would say staple on the outside, then add another layer to the ceiling on the inside. That way chickens stay out of the rafters, and if anything does get in, it still won't have an easy time getting the chickens.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I was going to ask covering between the eves with hardware cloth.

So its 8' from under the roof rafters down. Then it's a space maybe 4" tall between each rafter before the roof hits.

I thought "ventilation!" But put the HW cloth on the outside or inside?

I put the hw cloth inside but tucked a bit of wood in the space to screw the roof to, in order to prevent the roof being pushed up to gain access, since the top of the run is right under the eaves.

 

[CapricornFarm]

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So this picture is clearly from before I blew the walls off but it shows the area I need to cover.
The white line is the header and top of the wall. The blue is where the roof will be.
The yellow box is the area I’m trying to cover. So it’s a vertical space between the rafters. I’ll have to each space individually.
I guess I was questioning if it would be better to have the bent edges and staples on the inside or out. Or if I’m over thinking it all together and it makes no difference. LOL

Personal preference i guess, as long as nothing gets in.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I cut a whole roll of hardware cloth into foot wide sections today, what a chore!

 

[Anansi]

Give your hands a good massage and rest, Cappy. Hardware cloth is rough, especially on the palms. I cut it in sizes just right for a ferret cage so our rattie kids don't escape. It was miserable, but I was also cutting it in such a way that there were no poking wires.