Need advice on chicken coop

[Hamiam]

You may end up putting some painted plywood on those bars. It looks like that could be the hard part to clean. I am not sure of the spacing on the bars BUT I had a hen have as freak accident. She got a single toe caught in the only exposed slot on my mental brackets that hold my roosts. She flailed and nearly lost the toe if not her life. I was home and heard the chaos so was quick tho be able to rescue.

The board has been replaced and covers that danger spot.

A painted piece of plywood could be made to be removable for replacement or hosing off. I say painted since mine painted with porch paint are still holding up to weekly scrapings after I scoop out the shavings.

Oh my! So glad you were home. Thank you for pointing that out.

There are spaces between the boards & the large wires. I will definitely paint the boards & look for a safe fix. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again @21hens-incharge

 

[21hens-incharge]

The wire slat floor too.


You are welcome. Learn from others mistakes. Life hurts less that way.

Honestly that rubber mat is a blessing in disguise really. I would use it and see how it goes.

 

[eggbert420]

@eggbert420
It looks like you have chicken wire on yours. A raccoon can take it's hands and rip it right open whether you have them up above it or not. So just a word of caution, I'd use hardware cloth rather than the chicken wire.

Thank you, for your concern. I keep dogs and i'm not worried about predators. I haven't had a predator attack in 10 years.

As far as a raccoon ripping chicken wire with his hands, don't believe everything you read on the internet. You are stronger than a raccoon. Try ripping it with your hands.
However if it is not stretched and stapled properly, they can pull the wire hard enough to unstaple it.

 

[aart]

Consider this for hanging roosts...a little tricky to do so, but they are removable.