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    Raccoon Apocalypse

    I'd go with a double-sided approach: block and catch. We offer both and are a sponsor here on BYC. Pullet-Shut automatic chicken door to lock the hens in, for their safety. And the hand traps, to catch those raccoons. I am not fond of killing wild animals, but when they are a real problem...
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    Chicken door inside people door?

    Wyandottes13, I've got a chicken door inside my walking door. Just be sure to put the chicken door hinge on the opposite side of the human-door hinge. The reason is so that when the big door swings open, it can swing further without the little door hitting the side of the coop. The most...
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    Honeybees in the feeder

    Azygous, There is a big difference between bees & chickens. Chickens are fun, entertaining, more like pets. Bees are not 'fun', but they are absolutely fascinating. The social structure. The tasks that worker bees go through as they age, and the do-nothing lives of drones (male bees). A...
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    Honeybees in the feeder

    I've got bees and chickens as well and have the exact same thing going on here in Texas right now. The bees don't have anything to eat/collect. They likely have honey in the hive (many hives do starve in long cold winters), but the scouts are out looking for anything and the powder in your...
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    New sizes for Pullet Shut Automatic Chicken Doors

    For everyone who has been asking, there is now a smaller and a larger Pullet Shut Automatic Chicken Door available! Our 'standard' door is still available with it's 11x15" opening. But many customers said it was still too tall (22 5/8") to fit their coop. To meet that need, we have shrunk...
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    Comment by 'TexasTony' in item 'Pullet-Shut Automatic Chicken Door Chickendoors.com'

    We are the manufacturers of the Pullet Shut door. I'm not sure that what you describe is the "Pullet Shut" door. Several things you mention simply are not accurate. There is no 'actuator', our motor directly turns the door. If you spent $100, you bought everything that makes it move. There...
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    automatic coop door opener

    HotShot50, I thought it interesting that you have created a new account very recently, and all 3 of your posts are basically advertising for the adorstore automatic door. But you don't mention any affiliation with adorstore, rather the posts are written as if you are a happy customer. Is...
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    Sponsored Post Don't have a flawless memory? Who does?!?

    Aeropenchick, A nice feature with our unit is battery life. The current unit will run for at least a couple of months on a single charge. So if the sun didn't rise for two months (arctic circle?), the solar panel will not charge and the door will be just fine. In fact the battery life is a...
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    Sponsored Post Don't have a flawless memory? Who does?!?

    Starlover, That is an impressive memory, not to have forgotten once! If you don't want to use the photo sensor, you can tell the door when to close. Whether 6pm, 7pm, 8pm... your choice. Every evening when the door closes, a minute later it opens again (we call it Second Chance Chickens)...
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    Sponsored Post Don't have a flawless memory? Who does?!?

    SKG1121, It depends on how well built the run is. If something can dig under the fence, claw through it, climb over it... I've been amazed at what raccoons do. Sometimes I put myself in a raccoons position: I look at the run through their eyes. They look for the weakest point. They can...
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    Sponsored Post Don't have a flawless memory? Who does?!?

    Hello Everyone, This is Tony, the fellow with glasses in the videos. I wanted to share a couple of comments regarding the renegade hens. HappySlappyFarm, there are a couple of reasons that hens don't go into the coop. The most common reason is simply that the coop is too dark. Yes, it is...
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    Automatic Chicken Coop Door - Auto Closes Coop - Beta Version 1.0

    Carol, I'm sorry to hear you are having trouble. I was just told of your post from another customer. This is Tony, we manufacture the Pullet Shut door. The door does come with a one year warranty. We stand behind our doors and want happy customers. I will correct any troubles you are...
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    Automatic Chicken Coop Doors

    Settin Pretty, "Way too expensive" is a relative statement. One fellow who recently bought a door just had weasels kill 40 laying hens in one night. At $15 a bird (not counting lost production), just in that one night he could have paid for 3 doors. He completely disagrees with you. It may...
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    Automatic Chicken Coop Doors

    Pilot, Your question is a very good one. A door that can trap or injure your chickens doesn't make much sense. Take a look at the door we make: www.chickendoors.com . We've designed a number of features into it exactly with this purpose in mind. First, our door closes like a regular house...
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    Coons wiped out my girls..

    PK, I'm so sorry for the loss. It's bad for us adults, but with children it can devastate. I'm actually giving a talk next month regarding predators at our local monthly chicken club meeting. I understand the frustration (believe me, I've had it myself). Consider that many cities don't...
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