well this is my second attempt as my 2020 flock was murdered by something and just left laying in the run --- i had fenced in and 3 layers of ird netting over the top and something went thru the netting and murdered all my birds [about 20] so this year i built a gambrel frame and ran 2x4 fence wire areound the top of the run and fastent o top of coup [about 7feet high in center ---- ordered 30 replacements this spring [they seent 46] i lost 5 to chick stress i guess in the first week then at six weeks i let them in the new run and some still fit threw the wire 3x4 fence --- i got the rest put back in coup ---- i seen a hawk got at least 2 of the escapees then a couple days later there was 6 of the escapes came back and i got them back in the coup this gave me what turned ou to be 33hens and 2 roosters so i lost 4 more of the escapees for a total of 11 lost 5 died from stress i guess and 6 of the escapees ------ well i found some orange construction temp fence with 1/4 inch grid pattern and ran this around the bottom of the fence [i buried the wire a foot but only buried the orang about 6 inches then let the 7 week chicks back out into the run ---- i did pick up an incubator and am debating on hatching a few birds for next ye3ar to vary the ages so i dont lose all the egg layers the same year ---- have rhode island red {roosters are of this group] and black sex links ---- they seem to be large the roosters are close to my mid thigh and hens are knee high ---- if i hatch them i guess i will raise the roosters for meat birds ---- i dont know this is first time i made it to the egg laying stage ---- for coup run set-up description it is on page 7 of the self sufficient thread i have it so they can eat and drink for 3 months if feeder and waterer are full