I am very new and haven't yet begun to build my first coop. One thing that bothers me is my location next to woods and all the different critters that may come up to my coop at night and nose around. We have Coyotes, fisher cats, skunks, fox, and god knows what else is living in the woods. My question is has anyone tried any methods to keep predators away from their coops? Coop-land defense?? LOL..... Like a perimeter of sorts?? I may be way off base with this, but the thought of running string in the area of the coop with those old metal pie plates that will rattle if moved came to mind....I wouldn't be as nervous if the coop would be closer to the house, or at least have some sort of light on it, but where it's going, there isn't any light, and it's about 50 yards from my back door. Any sugestions will be greatly apprectiated