Automatic Door Opener

juliette_2009

17 years ago

I am new to the forum, but not chickens...I currently have several pairs/trios of breeding stock of Seramas, and am building a new 10 x 12' coop. I would like to have 6 pop doors on each long side of the coop, but I'd also like to have them automatically open and close (Yes, I know, a "dreamer"!) I've seen the door opener from England, but to purchase them for 6 (12, actually) doors is out of my price range...Has anyone here had any experience with this? I've seen some videos of other openers, but none that will take care of more than one at a time...

Thanks so much for any help in advance! I've learned so much already just from reading prior posts!

Juliette

Charleston, SC

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brendasue
17 years ago
Welcome to the forum, Juliete.

I'm having a hard time envisioning the set-up. I do have a few questions, though. What's a "pop" door? Also why 6 doors? Do you have 6 runs that keep the chickens seperate? I apologize, I've read your posting a few times & just can't imagine it. I hope someone else can help you.

Brendasue
nelda1234
17 years ago
Welcome juliete.

This is just a long shot - have you thought about an automatic pet door for dogs and cats? radiofence.com is a good website to see those. I know that some of them are activated by a tag,infered or magnetic. Don't know if this helps, but it might be a place to start. Not sure exactly what a pop door is - But maybe it would be on the same lines as the pop door :)
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nelda1234
17 years ago
Hi again juliete! Well you made me curious and I just had to look them up - wow pretty cool, pricey! I did find a couple of places, don't know if you have checked out these websites and don't know how to convert the price, but...
here they are: http://www.chicken-house.co.uk/
2nd one: www.wiltshirechickens.co.uk.
juliette_2009
Original Author
17 years ago
Well, picture this...the coop is 10' wide, 12' long. Each 12' side will be divided into 6 cages/pens with a pop door (it's just a chicken door) for each one, containing a rooster and his girls. NONE of the roosters, or the hens for that matter, get along with one another. This means that they all need individual runs as well...I purchased the breeding stock from a breeder, in addition to some chicks, but the grow-ups do not like each other! My plan is to use one side for 6 months, then use the other side. A corridor, so to speak, will run down the center, with a sink at the very end. My original intention was not to buy full-grown birds, but the opportunity presented itself, and I just couldn't pass it up. Hindsight is always wonderful, isn't? I started a blog to document this adventure...I will post pictures of the doors when I get further along in the process, so everyone can see how this 6-door opener will actually work! I just ordered the doors from the UK, and my blog will have pictures, so everyone will have access to the whole process...Thanks for everyone's help!

Juliette
Charleston, SC