Run advice needed

[Ivanhoe]

I am now starting to build a run for a chicken shed i have built .

My question is should i have front , back and sides covered with wire or front and and side covered with wire and the back made out of wood ? .
I have white perspex sheets for the top of the run which will end up about 10ft long x 6ft wide and 5ft high we have had a problem with rats in our back gardens quite often .
I have enough wire to do all the way round also i plenty of 4x1 inch wood to clad the back if needed .
The front of the run will be east facing with the side facing north
What would you recommend for me to do ?

[burnie]

I'd protect the run with the timber on the side where the strongest cold wind comes from most often, which for me would be the east side.

[goosander]

As far as rats go. Every winter they find some way in. Last few years have been putting a length of pipe about 2 inch diameter [downpipe] and about 3 feet long. Sit it on a couple of bricks to keep the rain out and weigh it down with more bricks. Place a small bag of rat and mice poison a few inches up the pipe. when the bags get left your problem is solved.
Bob.