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  1. SGL70

    WiFi Cameras

    An old phone (a smart phone, not old-old) with a web cam server installed might do the job...just enter the IP of the server, in your browser
  2. SGL70

    Coop automation

    @WILIFORD I will use a motor from a 18VDC cordless drill that will be hooked up to a H-bridge....I hope anyway. Good to know there are options. The use of an Arduino (ATTiny85, if possible) is not really needed, but it makes my inner geek happy :)
  3. SGL70

    Insulated Coop

    Deep litter method looks really good, so I am adjusting the design to accomodate that. Hunting season started this monday, so my neighbours are all gearing up. I kind of miss that - it has been some time since i did hunt for moose...next year I will go (bringing the kids along)
  4. SGL70

    Insulated Coop

    yeah...Measure twice, cut once :) Anyway, I am very happy for the input and as you say - the cost of making an error at this point is really cheap.
  5. SGL70

    Insulated Coop

    I am starting to realise that...hmm...I will have to redo the design, methinks
  6. SGL70

    Insulated Coop

    @Alaskan I had a look at your coop (did the moose survive?) and I feel like I might need to rethink the need for insulation (I have had 90 mm rockwool in mind)... You look to have a nice place, in all... Greger
  7. SGL70

    Insulated Coop

    Thanks for your suggestions! Super! I have commented on them: Not that windy, at all. Very low humidity and temperatures around -15 to -20F, but with the potential to dip beyond that. I would say that humidity might come into play during autumn, normally. I am at the top of the Gulf of...
  8. SGL70

    Insulated Coop

    Thanks! I know that hardware cloth is used to hinder mice, but I haven't seen them "in use" yet. Regarding the roof...yeah, I might just do that, as winter's here are seriously dark. That's a great idea! EDIT: There are some commercial product regarding mice. Just found this (goes under the...
  9. SGL70

    Coop and Run Project - 5 Years in the Making

    Wow...impressive build! ....and all those tools/toys!:thumbsup
  10. SGL70

    Insulated Coop

    Thanks! I will do my utmost to keep rats/mice at bay. Not exactly sure what needs to be done, except not having any holes allowing access to the insulation. THe walls will have a barrier/foil under the inside wall panelling (houses are built that way around here - for insulation reasons...
  11. SGL70

    Insulated Coop

    Next year I will get 5 chickens and I hope to have a finished coop to greet them. I am planning for an insulated coop as winter can be a bit on the cold side. So with time on my hands, I set out to draw a design using SketchUp. (It has been a bit of a learning curve). The coop is to be 8 x 4...
  12. SGL70

    Coop automation

    After some rought treatment by SketchUp (Still no doors, windows, ventilation, panelling)
  13. SGL70

    Coop automation

    I wonder if a PIR (Passive InfraRed) sensor is flirting with disaster...it could be a neat feature, but a predator could be handed the keys to the kingdom... The known predators around here are Cats, Dogs and the occational hawk et al. The animals I am most afraid of are mice and rats, though...
  14. SGL70

    Coop automation

    Waiting for parts to arrive is boring, so after reading up a bit, I started drawing the Coop-to-be using Sketchup: Work in progress....Sketchup is fighting back, every step of the way.... :) Greger
  15. SGL70

    Coop automation

    Yeah, I think I will have your suggestion of 4 hours of lighting as a starting point and take it from there.
  16. SGL70

    Coop automation

    Hahaha...it tickles my inner geek, too!...and it might turn out to be crap. But it will keep me entertained this winter! I'll have a run. I distrust the plethora of dogs and cats that my nieghbours have... I think I am fine with laying being a sesonal event at this point. But come summer, they...
  17. SGL70

    Coop automation

    During winter it is pitch black here for 22 out of 24 hours....I will need to give light a bit more consideration. Hmm...
  18. SGL70

    Coop automation

    I don't know if my plans will work, as I know too little about chickens (fixin' to change that, though) The door will be controlled by a light sensor - during winter it will hardly ever open and in the summer it will never shut. I was thinking to turn the lights on in the coop, some time before...
  19. SGL70

    Coop automation

    Winters are becoming a bit weird, but -25C (-13F) is pretty normal in my neck of the wood (Northern Sweden), so the heat lamp might be handy. But we'll see about that. The automated vents will, in my setting, consist of humidity controlled fan or fans with a gadget preventing cold air getting...
  20. SGL70

    Coop automation

    Next year i am planning to get a couple of hens and for that reason I have been looking for a suitable coop design. Forum member @vehve made a great looking coop & run (Scandin-Avian Coop) that seems to fit my needs. So with the genereal design decided, I turned my eye toward an automatic door...
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