Automatic Chicken Coop Door 1.0

February 12, 2010 - 2:26 am 12 Comments

After raccoons killed 3 of our birds over the past few years I finally build an auto chicken coop door closer. Here is the orginal plan: http://www.nifty-stuff.com/automatic-chicken-coop-door.php

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12 Responses to “Automatic Chicken Coop Door 1.0”

  1. mikecat23 Says:

    Didn’t the French …
    Didn’t the French invent those

  2. dominiclutwyche Says:

    chop the chickens …
    chop the chickens head off lol

  3. pikachupwnsssbb Says:

    locks the raccoon …
    locks the raccoon with the chickens in accident omg door wont open

  4. soothsayer0 Says:

    automatic …
    automatic guillotine chicken head chopper.

  5. 62jim62 Says:

    for nasanction,

    for nasanction,
    Chickens naturally go inside to roost when it is getting dark. Just set the thing to close the door at around the time when it gets fairly dark outside.

  6. nasanction Says:

    I assume this is …
    I assume this is triggered by a wall timer?
    Curious, Did you train your chickens to be inside at a specific time? lol ;) If not, couldn’t you just close the door when heard the chickens inside? ;)
    And what if you put them in early? Do you stand there guarding the door till it closes? lol… Sorry but it is just for fun right?
    Homesteading looks so rewarding, doesn’t it? ;)
    ps:
    Your announcer shows sign of talent! Got your self a great kid there…

  7. ogcen Says:

    Cute! Good to see …
    Cute! Good to see young kids growing up raising animals!

  8. Coolpix7900 Says:

    If you have meat …
    If you have meat chickens this can be useful if you put a blade on the end.

  9. isofaster Says:

    a big ole rat trap …
    a big ole rat trap with a fish head on it works good too lol

  10. HowSmart Says:

    looks like it could …
    looks like it could decapitate the chickens

  11. terrielacy Says:

    Very cute Vanna …
    Very cute Vanna Clone you have there.

  12. Justino12345678 Says:

    that…is…. …
    that…is….AWESOME! thats a great invention you got there rob! :D

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