While electrical door openers provide a consistent flow of power many chicken owners do not have electricity installed inside or around the chicken coop.
Diy automatic chicken coop door.
I have had to replace the battery a couple of times but this build has really worked well in this instructable i ll be showing how to make an easy automat.
The problem with a simple pop door is that you have to lock and unlock it manually in the evening and at daylight.
Simple automatic chicken coop door.
Automatic chicken coop door openers are powered by electricity or battery power.
We wanted to make our chickens easier to take care of by building our own automatic chicken coop door opener.
The diy automatic chicken coop door makes the life of your feathery flocks easy and comfortable.
Gravity lowered doors can cause harm and stress to your hens if they get trapped.
Avoid cheap poorly manufactured automatic chicken coop door this can lead to electric issues and potentially your coop remaining open to predators should the door fail.
A commercial or diy automatic chicken coop door is installed to keep your chickens safe from predators at night and to make it easy to let the hens out in the morning.
They can live safe and secured life by staying away from predators and can even get in and out of the coop as per their wish and convenience.
Detailed wiring instructions here in description today i am using a linear actuator as a mechanism to automatically close and open a chicken coop door.
Using a couple of parts off ebay we re able to.