Raccoon-Proof Window Screens--Pics

[tyler2740]

building a new coop and have plans to do this to my windows. great post!

 

[speckledhen]

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We are in the low 90's at my 2000 ft elevation here in the mtns with humidity of 81%, very unpleasant. Has been this way for two months now, except for two glorious days.


fireguy, Ellijay is about 25 miles south of me so very familiar with it.

 

[Erin~TheChickenLover]

Nice job! I wish my windows were this secure!

 

[GA_in_GA]

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X3!

 

[Skittleinaustin]

Love that solution. Can you post other pics of ur coop? I'm collecting ideas from others in hot climates.

 

[Chemguy]

Thank you for posting this! My first task tomorrow was going to be to build hinged screens for my coop. Thanks to you, I will be doing a lot less head scratching.

 

[speckledhen]

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This particular coop houses mostly very small bantams who are very heat tolerant so doesn't have quite as much ventilation as my other coops-may change that one day if I house larger birds in there, but here are a few other pics of parts of this coop, with its covered pen. Some are construction photos taken before it was completed.

 

[blonde chicken]

Just thought some may want to know how we do our large windows so they may be kept open all night in summer and still keep the flock safe from all predators (except maybe a bear-bears go where bears want to go, of course).

This method was just tested over the last two nights by a large raccoon who tried in vain to gain access through this window--his foot prints were on the window ledge, showing he was standing on his hind legs, trying to push into the coop. Naturally, the screen held tight. Heard the 9 week old cockerel who roosts on that short bar closest to the window alarming loudly on the baby monitor. If that had been chicken wire, he'd be dead since the coon would have reached through the wire and pulled him through, eating him one bite at a time, or just ripped into the coop and killed everyone inside.

This is the window in the newest coop which houses our Belgian D'Anvers. The sashes can be lowered from the top or raised from the bottom from outside. The interior screen is made from a 2x2 frame backed by hardware cloth which is attached by screws backed by washers. The screen is installed on the inside of the coop, hinged on the left side. Closure is by two spring loaded gate hooks, one top and one bottom, on the right, then for added security, a bolt is screwed into the wall, through a hole in the 2x2 frame and held there by a wing nut on the outside of the frame. The only time we need to release the wing nut is when we want to clean the interior of the window.
See pics below.

 

[blonde chicken]

Any chance I can see this pics of how the raccoons were kept at bay with special windows? Trying to see some solutions for my own problem. Thanks.

 

[aart]

Any chance I can see this pics of how the raccoons were kept at bay with special windows? Trying to see some solutions for my own problem. Thanks.

This is a very old thread.
Not sure @speckledhen is still around......maybe she can have the mods fix the pic links.
Actually, now that I think about it she is still around and maybe asked to fix these.