This is why you want to use hardware cloth with 1/2" squares.
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Scary!
Wow, that’s a good size! I like putting 3/4 inch plywood screwed in by 2x2’s and then put linoleum over the top. Mine is filled with about 3 inches of sand. I don’t feel like anything could get into my coop, Hopefully I’m not wrong because there are all kinds of animals living in my neighborhood.About 10' by 12'.
Linoleum over the top is a great idea!Wow, that’s a good size! I like putting 3/4 inch plywood screwed in by 2x2’s and then put linoleum over the top. Mine is filled with about 3 inches of sand. I don’t feel like anything could get into my coop, Hopefully I’m not wrong because there are all kinds of animals living in my neighborhood.
Yeah,it's about a 4 foot wall all around and 2 feet of wire on the top third. They most definitely can't see in.Install a visual barrier 24" high around the base. The scent and sound draws predators in but lacking the visual most will just keep going.
It’s worked out really well for me! There is all kinds of things going by on my fence, raccoons, bobcats possums, skunks in the bushes, coyotes running down the road and hawks overhead, even an occasional owl.Linoleum over the top is a great idea!
Good examples of anti-dig apron installation:I've seen people use the apron method but never understood how it worked before.
Good examples of anti-dig apron installation:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1110498/wire-around-coop#post_17093528
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/new-coop-project.1169916/page-2#post-18481208
They want to dig at bottom of wall, they hit the mesh and move over to try again.
Out of scale but don't forgot the corners:
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