My Three Chicks
Crowing
Hi. I have a good sized coop and run for my 6 (soon to be 8!) girls. It's secure and predator proof. But I didn't take rat proofing fully into consideration when it was built.
The coop/run sits on dirt and this last spring we had a rat problem. It's under control now but I was thinking about making it rat proof byburying hardware cloth around the entire perimeter of the coop/run which is 8' x 22'.
How deep do I need to bury the hardware cloth down vertically to prevent them from digging underground and into the run?
Anything else I should consider?
Attached are a couple of photos.
The coop/run sits on dirt and this last spring we had a rat problem. It's under control now but I was thinking about making it rat proof byburying hardware cloth around the entire perimeter of the coop/run which is 8' x 22'.
How deep do I need to bury the hardware cloth down vertically to prevent them from digging underground and into the run?
Anything else I should consider?
Attached are a couple of photos.