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    Automatic chicken door

    Thanks. I need two timers, one to open and the other to close the door. No, I'm unfamiliar with light sensors. I might look into it but if it takes more electronics then no. This system is simple and that's why I chose it. Solar power will be my next addition. I wanted to keep it inexpensive...
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    Automatic chicken door

    You bet. Maybe it will inspire someone to try and build something instead of buying it. When it's a possibility to make it, I will.
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    Automatic chicken door

    I built this off a design I saw on youtube. It is simple to make if you have some building skills. It runs off a rotisserie motor, a couple timers and two micro switches. It took me a week to build because I had to figure out all the materials I needed and had to make everything. I searched...
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    Automatic chicken door wiring issue, need help.

    I figured it out. I had the polarity for the bottom plug backwards. Once that was fixed everything works like it should, except I need new micro switches. Now no more getting up early or having to be home before dark to make sure the chickens are in the coop.
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    Automatic chicken door wiring issue, need help.

    I saw a design on YT that I liked and thought this is simple enough so I set out and built something very similar to what I saw. The problem I'm having now is the wiring. I wired everything up like the video showed but I must have done something wrong. When I plugged everything in I popped...
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    Chipmonks

    I would say no. They might try and eat the food you put out for the chicken but I don't see them hurting a chicken. Your safe.
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    It hasn't gotten any easier.

    Thanks for the thoughts. That was a great article. Our sole purpose is to have eggs and meat and its either the hens or the roos. I didn't mention that we live in the county and in a sub divided neighborhood. We don't have any restrictions or covenants so we were ok to have them but I don't...
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    It hasn't gotten any easier.

    I culled my first rooster a few months back and it was from incubation to full grown bird. He was mean so it wasn't to hard but I hated that it took me too long to catch him and he was stressed out. I made the deed quick and painless as possible. Our next roo was a different story. His name...
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    incubator ideas! post your ideas for home made incubators, whether they work or not~

    I found out that the incubator can vary more than 3 degerees and eggs still hatch. Mine varied from 99-102 and nothing bad happened. The humidity levels were around 35-60 for the first 3 weeks and the last 3 days were 70-80. I always felt that a mother hen was not going to be as accurate as we...
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    incubator ideas! post your ideas for home made incubators, whether they work or not~

    It sounds like a bad thermostat. I also drilled holes to make mine more sensitive.
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    incubator ideas! post your ideas for home made incubators, whether they work or not~

    I used the egg turner idea from one guy on ebay but the overall layout was a mix and match. Good source of info.
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    incubator ideas! post your ideas for home made incubators, whether they work or not~

    I got 10 out of 11 to hatch. The last one started forming but never hatched. Now here's to hoping for pullets.
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    Baby chicks pecking at each other

    I went ahead and put them together and watched them closely. They bombarded blackie for a bit but eventually left him/her alone.
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    Baby chicks pecking at each other

    All my RIR chicks are viciously attacking my black sex link chic. Its so bad its 8-1 and I am afraid they will kill it. I had to separate them. Is there a way to stop this?
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    incubator ideas! post your ideas for home made incubators, whether they work or not~

    Yes it is blowing across the light bulb. Temperature is holding steady. Thanks.
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