Predator Proofing! Called in sick today to prepare for my first chicks ever!

[Folly's place]

You will need those windows opened, on the upper side in winter too.
Mary

 

[Living_Legend]

There is a large vent on the top backside. Just didn't make it into pictures

 

[Nksg75]

Very beautiful coop! Nice job on the hardware cloth skirting!!
That hardware cloth wrecked havoc on my hands!!
I did start out with gloves, but in the end, I couldn't work as well with the gloves!!

 

[Living_Legend]

I went through two pairs of gloves oh yeah helpful tip when undoing a hundred feet of wire do not stick your fingers through the wire to carry it or it might get stuck and you feel like it's going to cut off

 

[aart]

Nice Apron!
When do the chicks arrive?

 

[Living_Legend]

Nice Apron!
When do the chicks arrive?

April 6th.... so they wont be in the coop until May and wont be in free range area till June.

 

[aart]

April 6th.... so they wont be in the coop until May and wont be in free range area till June.

If you have power out there you could put them into the coop after just a few days.

 

[Living_Legend]

If you have power out there you could put them into the coop after just a few days.

I have a power cord going into the coop I do not have power out there I do have an option to run a 50 foot power cord off my house and plug it into the power cord going into the coop so I don't have secure power out there but I have needed emergency power out there if needed if that makes sense

I'm going to post a few more pictures of the coop feel like I left you guys hanging

 

[Living_Legend]

 

[Beer can]

Nice setup. Coop looks like one of those minihouses lol.
They sure build some nice coops. I always tell people if they insist on a prefab coop to see if they have any of those Amish shed companies around.
The TSC one's and others don't compare, cheap built.
They had a bunch of those Amish shed company coops at our county fair, well built heavy duty even the chicken tractors, they even deliver.
Pricey but building your own isn't cheap either.