chicken door

Done everything a*s backwards , so my question is how wide do I make a chicken door to go in and out of the coop/run It’s going to be about 12inch off the chicken coop floor (trying to do deep litter method)

Anyone else having early closing issues with the “Run Chicken” door using GPS? I’ve been back and forth with customer service. The door was working fine for several months and then suddenly it started closing early. Sometimes up to 2 hours early. It did this once while I was out of province and...

Chicken door and vents for coop. The ramp is on a hinge for easy clean.

We've upgraded to a new coop and are trying to sort out the pop door, which folds down with the chicken steps on the other side of the door. We'd like to put something there we can shut without entering what will be the run and without lifting up the steps. We've also considered an automatic...

When I got chickens for the first time last year, my husband thought I was absolutely crazy as I surprised him with my new little fluff ball babies. I was so excited and had big plans to build them a coop during the time they were in the brooder. About 2 weeks before they were due to make their...

I just cannot understand how to do settings for Intermatic Timer to run the D20 motor that raises and lowers chicken door. I am ok with the mechanical details but these timer settings confuse the cluck out of me! Can someone provide 2 closeup photos - of timer settings and D20 setting? My times...

We’re in the process of building our coop and it’s time to install the chicken door. We bought one from amazon that is automatic. The instructions asked for a hole that was 9-1/2” tall but once it’s all put together it will only open 5-1/2”. The chickens will really have to bend down to get out...

How much of a roof overhang is adequate to prevent rain from getting in the coop through the small chicken door? Someone I know who has a coop said 36”. That seems excessive to me.

Hi All, I'm a longtime member but haven't posted in years. I have a problem that I hope you can help me with. Over the past year wild birds have been getting into our chicken run - they eat the chicken feed and drink the water (and poop in it). There are enough of them that they end up eating...

Hi Everyone, my husband are trying to decide the best location for our roosting bar/droppings board. Our coop interior is L shaped (because we researched on BYC and decided to have a "closet" area). Our two location options are: 1. The long wall of L. There are no windows, and that only gives...