Electric Coop Door Opener
While electrical door openers provide a consistent flow of power many chicken owners do not have electricity installed inside or around the chicken coop.
Electric coop door opener. The idea is to use the combined weight of the chickens as they climb onto the roosting bar to sleep at night to pull the cables and pulleys and pop the door open. As it shifts to a lighter weight the door closes. All products are hand crafted by a master carpenter here in the usa. The door is lifted and closed by an electric car antenna which is activated by a timer.
Happy henhouse automatic chicken coop door opener kit light sensor battery operated electric auto chicken guard door for coops cages runs sturdy poultry safety supplies kit. It includes the option to manually open or close the door if the need arises. Jvr automatic chicken door coop opener kit with safety mechanism rainproof outdoor timer controller actuator motor 12v dc power supply timer version 4 4 out of 5 stars 319 199 47 199. There are a few versions on the net on how to make this door opener.
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. This is when a battery operated door opener comes in handy. Only 2 left in stock order soon. Automatic chicken coop door openers are powered by electricity or battery power.
Typically cheaper automatic openers will raise and lower doors of up to 1kg in weight. You can also make a diy automatic chicken coop door and instead of using electricity or batteries use the chickens themselves. As a bonus you won t need to get up at the crack of dawn. This weatherproof kit doesn t require an outlet.
Cheeper keeper automatic chicken coop door opener and closer kit come with additional accessories including led light indicators and integrated battery pack. Get it as soon as sat sep 26. Free shipping by amazon. Automatic chicken coop door opener classic door kit opens closes your chicken coop using a timer light sensor manually open and close your chicken coop with a push of a button fully featured lcd display for ease of use powered by 4 x aa batteries included or electric powered via usb cables not included.
A typical coop door can weigh 4kg however an aluminum counterpart measuring the same size will be 0 3kg. Better more robust motors will raise a 4kg coop door and not strain themselves. 4 5 out of 5 stars 308.