- Thread starter
- #11
What needs to be made with these door motors is a photo eye. That way you don't have to keep changing the timer, its self correcting.
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
They do make with them light sensors either built in or as an accessory, not sure what kind you have or if you could retrofit one on to your system or not.What needs to be made with these door motors is a photo eye. That way you don't have to keep changing the timer, its self correcting.
The problem lies that the drapery motor needs the power to be turned on and then off each time... At morning and night. IE. the time is set to go off at say 7 AM and then turned off at 7:05. That way at 8 PM when it gets power it opens. Im sure you could create a circuit board to do this, it just seems no one has just yet.They do make with them light sensors either built in or as an accessory, not sure what kind you have or if you could retrofit one on to your system or not.
I would think you could figure it out tho, you have an electric and/or engineering background don't you?
Good Luck!
Thanks for the website, will check it out. Roof had 7' wide deer neeting. Works great, except for the overlapping i did with zip ties. Tried to tighten that up. These two hens were typically the last ones in, but the days getting longer without updating the timer. I've attached a video of my entire coop setup FYI.Sorry you lost a couple birds. Check out the ADOR automatic chicken door. Only door I'm aware of designed from the ground up to actually be a chicken door, and not some hobbled together Rude Goldberg contraption. Rod is an electronics engineer and designed game cameras, and used his knowledge of these to design and build his door. I've had mine for several months - and has worked perfectly since install. My birds are always in the coop long before dark and the door closes. You can adjust the light sensitivity, but I have no need to. Very well designed product, and one of the cheapest automatic doors on the market. Comes standard with photocell, and will run for over a year on a 6 volt lantern battery - no AC required. Motor is selected specifically for low current (longer battery life). Stainless steel door. This is not paid endorsement, either....LOL www.adorsore.com In the video, I noticed the fox fell through the 'netting' - was it chicken wire or avian netting? Just curious. Also - were the two birds chronic in not making it into the coop, or was this an unlucky one-time occurence?
Thanks for the website, will check it out. Roof had 7' wide deer neeting. Works great, except for the overlapping i did with zip ties. Tried to tighten that up. These two hens were typically the last ones in, but the days getting longer without updating the timer. I've attached a video of my entire coop setup FYI.
If I catch him in the coop he may wind up with lead poisoning. However, I hoping to just get the entire flock into the coop at night and avoid the entire issue in the first place.this was posted yesterday
where they your hens
and why no gun
I would have grabbed the shotgun first thing