I live in NE MS where heat is more of a problem than cold. We have used a Suscovich type tractor and it has done fairly well, but is a little on the heavy side. We have wheels on back. I think it could be built lighter by using 2x2 on sides except for bottom rail. I like this one you...
We have had a bad experience as well. We bought a Run Chicken auto door with WiFi. It worked for about 3 months, then crashed with an update. To add insult to injury, we lost 6 chickens to a predator at night. Then the problem increased. Run Chicken made the process to get a refund or...