This coop is so doggone cute! I do agree that chicken wire might not be the best choice to exclude rodents. They can squeeze through an opening 1/2 wide. We used 1/4 inch hardware cloth over our chicken wire and extending out into an apron all the way around, plus using screws and washers to attach it up the sides and into an apron around the coop. I detest mousies! TeeheeFurther question for northern flock owners: How high is your coop from grade level, are you happy with this distance, what have you done to rodent/predator proof the space under your coop, do you allow chickens access under any part of your coop?
this is my coop it sits about two ft off the ground. its 8'x8' and about 6' tall at the high point in the roof. I can easily walk in it to clean. and it is easy enough to clean underneath with a rake which I don't do very often. I had to crawl under one day to rescue a sickly hen which was a pain but....It gives them a place to hid out of the sun in the summer. I plastic it off in the winter just leaving the one end open to give them a place to be out of the snow in the winter. I use clear plastic so it acts like a sunroom.
I did do the the chicken wire skirt to try to stop the rodents but that didn't work. so far its only been mice chippies and moles. I just keep my fingers crossed but heck I free range so if something is going to get them.....
Oh and I live high atop the Alleghenies Mt. in Pa. so yes its cold here from Oct. to May.
beautiful birds!!
