jordanmills
TGT Addict
IMO one of the more important parts of making a coop predator-resistant is to either have a buried wire or concrete barrier going down under the walls, a bottom of chicken wire or wire mesh, or a "pad" of pavers or concrete under where it touches the ground.If you need some coop plans or ideas, give me a shout. Built dozens of them down through the years, many portable and for small enclosures/urban use with a view toward predator resistance.
Here's an example
Most of the plans were done in SketchUp, which has a free web version and/or viewer available, but I can also print them out easily in pdf format. No charge ...
Built this for a neighbor up here in AR last summer who keeps about a dozen banty chickens. Although he's got plenty of land to let them free range during the day, being in a rural area they are in dire need of predator protection at night.
So far he hasn't lost one since I did this one with an enclosed run for him
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You have a nice chicken hotel there though.