Hen Housing: Building a Predator-Proof Chicken Coop for Australian Conditions

Australian Predators to Design AgainstFoxes are the most significant suburban predator — they are active all night and will dig under fences, reach through wire, and climb surprisingly well. The minimum fox-proof specification: hardware cloth (not chicken wire — foxes push through chicken wire) with a minimum 1.2mm wire gauge; buried 30cm deep or extending 50cm outward as an apron; and secure latches on all doors (foxes can open many latch types). In rural and peri-urban areas, goannas, snak…