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    Review by 'schmidty13' in article 'Guide to Letting Broody Hens Hatch and Raise Chicks'

    Fantastic article! Thanks so much for this great info. Bookmarked.
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    Review by 'schmidty13' in article 'The Secret Weapon for Safe Coops: Why Hardware Cloth is a Backyard Chicken Must-Have'

    Lot's of great info here. Thanks!
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    North Dakota

    Nice to "meet" a fellow NoDak. Hope you and your critters made it through the cold and are enjoying the recent warmup.
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    North Dakota

    Any NoDaks still around? It's been years since I first came here. I'm back to planning on getting some chickens. Hopefully it'll actually happen this time. Haha.
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    Auto Chicken Coop Door

    The hexchat app cost $10, so I passed on that. But it looks like you just go to freenode and join a channel? I think I'm in the right place. haha. This is all new to me.
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    Auto Chicken Coop Door

    Looks great, so far! Looks like you have a Kreg jig. Maybe this will be a good excuse to get myself one! To answer your questions from earlier; Windows 10. No monitor. Keyboard and mouse I'm good on. I have an old laptop and I was hoping to maybe somehow use that screen for the Pi. Not...
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    Review by 'schmidty13' in article 'Phone Controlled Coop Door and Electric Fence Charger Using ESP8266 and Blynk'

    There is a ton of info here. I don't understand much of the technical aspects...yet. I am working on that and am saving this to return to when I do.
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    Auto Chicken Coop Door

    I'm thinking like you in regards to that locking mechanism. At first I thought it was pretty cool, and I guess I still think it's neat, but for all the reasons you state it just doesn't appear practical for a chicken coop. I also prefer the way you are doing the open/close using the time. Can...
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    Auto Chicken Coop Door

    JT; have you seen this video yet? It looks like he has some ideas worth "borrowing".
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    Auto Chicken Coop Door

    A big thank you to WallerBlake and JT for answering my questions. JT; I apologize for the thread hijack. Great thread, by the way! I look forward to it growing with hopefully more people contributing their code.
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    Auto Chicken Coop Door

    JT, Thanks for the invite in the other thread. OT for a moment: I don't know any code other than G&M (I'm a CNC programmer) but am very interested in learning python and playing around with a RaspberryPi. I'm in the early stages of it all. I haven't even built a coop yet, but want to...
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    “Hey google, open the chicken door”

    I am really interested in this tech side of chicken keeping. However, I live in northern North Dakota. Winters cant get quite cold. Does anyone know how the bitter cold will affect a Raspberry Pi? Or the any of the other electronics needed for door openers and cameras?
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    North Dakota

    Good luck in your house hunt! One hour drive from Bismarck gives you a nice sized search area. I bet you'll find a nice farmstead with multiple acres and not have to worry about any stupid city ordinances!
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    North Dakota

    I noticed that I was editing my post as you were posting your reply. I just want to re-post my P.S., just in case you missed it. It may prove helpful...I hope! P.S. I just had a thought; you could get a hold of the County Extension Agent in the county you are looking in, and maybe he or she...
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    North Dakota

    The answer you're getting from realtors sounds like they really don't know and don't feel like looking into it for you. Are you talking about buying within the city limits of the towns you mentioned? You said "house with property" so I'm unsure if you are looking in or out of town. If out in...
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