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you could look here: http://www.chicken-house.co.uk/acatalog/My-VSB-door-opener-stopped-working.html

The correct link for the VSB door opener is http://www.chicken-house.co.uk/acatalog/automatic-chicken-door-openers.html

I think it came from me, www.chicken-house.co.uk/vsb_export.htm I can now supply these with 3 different size door, hen, duck and goose size although the larger two can only be sent by carrier so a little more expensive than normall. The door is raised/lowered via a cord on a motor.

Here's a few of mine

if you cover the bottom edge of the door with a strip of metal between the runners then predetors can't get a claw under the door to lift it, they door being metal it's hard to get a claw into and I've not hear of any animal that can lift a peice of cord.

It would be interesting to see what people think of it. Obviously the ones i sell are far superior and for the same money The main difference is that a timer doesn't allow for early evening prowlers without regular adjustment which the light sensor is ideal for

I use these Which are feed from a water tank that collects rain water. The smallest one is about 8" diameter but in therory enough for 100 hens. I use 2 so there is always a back up in case one stops working. The water tank needs to be just higher than the height of the bottom of the...

nifty - the difference is hardly going to break the bank! They don't suffer with heavy cloud unless you have them on a very low setting, as the hens will tend to go to bed according to the light level, you just adjust it to shut after they've all gone in. I use the timer to open it in the...

What can I say - I think the VSb door openers are great. If you're buying them outside of the EU then you get them tax free - www.chicken-house.co.uk/backyard