You can buy a new power antenna unit for around 35 bucks and with a little imagination make it open and close your chicken coop door.
Electric car antenna chicken coop door.
You can purchase a metal door separately that s compatible with the unit.
Electric antenna s are easily available from any car wreckers for next to nothing and it s a great way to re use something that just going to be land fill anyhow.
I found this video while searching for a way to automatically open and shut our coop door at night without having to walk all the way out to the hen house.
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In this article i would like to talk about the chicken coop door ideas so that you and your flocks live the stress free life.
See my upgraded slide setup which lightens the door and uses only wood no linear bearings.
There are a few versions on the net on how to make this door opener.
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We lost several hens to predators this year unfortunately.
This is another unit just a unit no door that controls a pre installed automatic chicken coop door but at 125 it s an easier to swallow price than the chickenguard.
Titan incubators automatic chicken coop door timer unit.
The timer can activate the antenna.
Let the girls in and out the easy way.
You can make use of electric car antenna that will help in lifting and closing door.
The door is lifted and closed by an electric car antenna which is activated by a timer.
And make your chicken coop automatic.