Automatic Chicken Door And Coop Light
Two engineers who are friends teamed up to create an automatic chicken door and other poultry products. Tony, who is an electrical engineer, and Mark, who is a manufacturing engineer, got tired of feeding the local wildlife because they kept forgetting to close their coop doors at night.
After looking at wood sliding doors and doors that required massive assembly, they decided they could come up with something better. The Pullet-Shut door is based on a hinge door in your home, always reliable, and very low-maintenance.
The Pullet-Shut door is made of aluminum so it will not rust, warp, or rot. The door is hinged on brass pivots and has stainless steel hardware. It has no switches that can fail. It’s programmed to open and close with a magnetic sensor.
The door is programmable, but you can also choose the option to have a photo sensor installed which will open at dawn and close at dark each day. Other options offered are 12-volt batteries with solar or plug-in charging systems.
As a safety feature, if a chicken is outside when the door closes the door will open a second time and give the last bird one last chance to get into the coop before it closes for the night.
The doors are built in Lockhart, Texas. They start at $180 plus shipping. Don’t forget to check out the options and the other size doors. They make 3 sizes – a large door (for turkeys), a medium door (for chickens), and a small chicken door (for small coops).
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Nopec LLC, 3722 Old Kelley Rd. (ph 512- 995-0058; www.chickendoors.com).
Automatic Chicken Door And Coop Light
Two engineers who are friends teamed up to create an automatic chicken door and other poultry products. Tony, who is an electrical engineer, and Mark, who is a manufacturing engineer, got tired of feeding the local wildlife because they kept forgetting to close their coop doors at night.
After looking at wood sliding doors and doors that required massive assembly, they decided they could come up with something better. The Pullet-Shut door is based on a hinge door in your home, always reliable, and very low-maintenance.
The Pullet-Shut door is made of aluminum so it will not rust, warp, or rot. The door is hinged on brass pivots and has stainless steel hardware. It has no switches that can fail. It’s programmed to open and close with a magnetic sensor.
The door is programmable, but you can also choose the option to have a photo sensor installed which will open at dawn and close at dark each day. Other options offered are 12-volt batteries with solar or plug-in charging systems.
As a safety feature, if a chicken is outside when the door closes the door will open a second time and give the last bird one last chance to get into the coop before it closes for the night.
The doors are built in Lockhart, Texas. They start at $180 plus shipping. Don’t forget to check out the options and the other size doors. They make 3 sizes – a large door (for turkeys), a medium door (for chickens), and a small chicken door (for small coops).
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Nopec LLC, 3722 Old Kelley Rd. (ph 512- 995-0058; www.chickendoors.com).
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