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In the Brooder
- Apr 28, 2023
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Hey all! My chickens are going out next week in their coop! We only have 4 (for now) lol. I just have a few questions and want to be sure they stay safe. We live in NC and we have 2 acres of mostly woods. Lots of coyotes unfortunately.
I did buy a prefab chicken coop from TS. I plan to check it and reinforce it and the coop will also go on top of concrete slabs to prevent anything from digging under. The coop will also be going INSIDE a 10 by 12 dog kennel. The kennel has a roof. My 2 questions are this.
1) We plan on using 1/4 hardware cloth. I’ve seen some only wrap the kennels about 4 feet up and all around. Would that be enough? Should I wrap it all the way to the roof?
2) As far as proofing the kennel/run against diggers, which is safest? I’ve seen people dig and burry hardware cloth, make hardware cloth skirts, and also people buy either gravel or 12 by 12 stone or concrete slaps and place them all around the outside base. The last option seems the easiest and best, but I want to double check.
We really had planned to have them put out sooner. They are almost 10 weeks. But we had to get some trees cut down to make way for the coop. Thanks so much for any advice!
I did buy a prefab chicken coop from TS. I plan to check it and reinforce it and the coop will also go on top of concrete slabs to prevent anything from digging under. The coop will also be going INSIDE a 10 by 12 dog kennel. The kennel has a roof. My 2 questions are this.
1) We plan on using 1/4 hardware cloth. I’ve seen some only wrap the kennels about 4 feet up and all around. Would that be enough? Should I wrap it all the way to the roof?
2) As far as proofing the kennel/run against diggers, which is safest? I’ve seen people dig and burry hardware cloth, make hardware cloth skirts, and also people buy either gravel or 12 by 12 stone or concrete slaps and place them all around the outside base. The last option seems the easiest and best, but I want to double check.
We really had planned to have them put out sooner. They are almost 10 weeks. But we had to get some trees cut down to make way for the coop. Thanks so much for any advice!