Beah10
Songster
Hey everyone, I figure since my chick order was already placed I should probably get working on the coop! I have a few questions about where to add ventilation and how to add it (quite honestly I suck at building things, so please "dumb down" the answers on How to do it ) As well as keeping the coop as safe as possible.
-I'm in Western NC, which is zone 7. Pretty mild winters, rarely ever see snow, hot and humid summers.
-I have black bears, racoons, rat snakes, stray cats, and hawks regularly in my yard (quite close to my bedroom window actually). I know we have a lot of other critters but I've never seen them on my property.
-I wasn't planning on adding a pop door, just using the front shed door, since I do plan to add the run straight out from the front.
-The run I was thinking I could use a netting over the top. Would that work? I think it would for hawks but I don't have a whole lot of experience with bears, would they normally come after chickens in the day? I see them mostly at dusk/dawn.
So where do I add more ventilation? Do I need to add more windows?
What's the best thing to do for the run?
-I'm in Western NC, which is zone 7. Pretty mild winters, rarely ever see snow, hot and humid summers.
-I have black bears, racoons, rat snakes, stray cats, and hawks regularly in my yard (quite close to my bedroom window actually). I know we have a lot of other critters but I've never seen them on my property.
-I wasn't planning on adding a pop door, just using the front shed door, since I do plan to add the run straight out from the front.
-The run I was thinking I could use a netting over the top. Would that work? I think it would for hawks but I don't have a whole lot of experience with bears, would they normally come after chickens in the day? I see them mostly at dusk/dawn.
So where do I add more ventilation? Do I need to add more windows?
What's the best thing to do for the run?