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Thanks for the tip..I wish i had thought of that..Mine has been installed for only a couple weeks.I find that it always closes eventually after 2-3 tries. I really don’t want to do the reinstall but i may have to when i return from vacation. My neighbor will be checking on them while i’m gone. 🤞

I was gifted this door by my brother. He saw it at the local Bargain Bins and picked it up for $6 i think. I installed it this week cause we’re going away for 10 days and it’ll give my 14 hens some freedom to be in the fenced run all day. It has a pinch proof feature and it’s solar powered. The...

Thank you! My hens think so too!

Poop scooper sand boxes catch 95% of poop = 5 gallons per week for compost from 13 hens.

8’wide x 16’ long x 8’ high Base built on Industrial casters and placed on block foundation, then roof system was added in place. Built July-Sept 2023 Occupied October 2023.

13 Barred Rock hens averaging 10-11 eggs day

entrance ramp underneath coop; Hens born on 14 June 2023

custom gutter feed trough and 3 gallon water bucket

freestanding roost perches with sandboxes underneath. floor opening with ramp to run under coop.

Initially used but now replaced by a custom trough underneath coop

removed during winter

7/16 inch OSB sheathing under galvanized barn metal.

6 x 2 foot doorway

gutters have been added to displace rainwater