I changed the way the outer door latches and unlatches, because I was afraid one of these times my eldest or I was going to accidentally lock the other in. So I used some scrap wood and a dowel to make a latch that can open from either side. We still have the hasp and lock to foil the raccoons, but this makes it easy to get in and out during the day.

My hand is covered in dirt, ash, and diatomaceous earth in my animated GIF, sigh. I was supplementing the chicken’s dust bath tire.