Coop door design - how small can it be for large fowl? Automatic option?

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Lol, I like the maze idea, although that would be quite a bit of construction. And if it were tall enough I'm sure my BC could figure it out. She is a flexible thing! But if it were low to the ground with a "ceiling," she'd have a hard time.

And I hadn't thought of having the ADOR with a smaller plywood opening, that might do the trick. I would be installing this technically in the run (not the coop itself) but I could probably use the same idea.

I think I'll start with a 6" x 9" opening and see how the girls do, I bet they will do fine and I don't think the dog could get through that. I can always make it bigger if needed. Thanks for all the ideas!
 
MonicainAZ said:
Thanks for both of your ideas! If the door is 9" wide and 12" tall I am SURE my BC will be able to get in! She is a slight little thing and very motivated. Starting with a small opening and enlarging it if needed sounds like really good advice. I've seen videos online of trap nests with really short openings, so I know chickens can squish down short!

The automatic door I had in mind was something like the ADOR, open at dusk and closed at dawn. But, the ADOR is 13" x 10.5" aka perfect dog door size!!! But I suppose I could always put a piece of plywood or something like that over the top part, to make the opening only 6-9" tall instead of 13.

And yeah, it's quite possible that no matter what I come up with that crafty BC will figure out how to crack it! She'll probably just start nosing up the nest box cover and stealing them from the top or something!!! Her registered name is Desertshore Silver Fox - guess I should have known better than to give her such an auspicious name! Although I have had her longer than the chickens so who could have predicted this?
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Try keeping it Nigerian dwarf goats. It's even harder. My did is six inches wide and about ten high. I have one that can squeeze through. It's crazy.
 

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