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I like the ADOR1 and that it has the Last Call feature but to me I really don't see the point. Most chickens, that don't make it the first time, will usually decide to go find selter as high as possible and won't sit there in front of the door just in case it opens back up.

There is always that chance. And that's the chance you will have to take, when you decide to go auto. Here is the thing tho. Would you rather lose the entire flock or just one or two stragglers, that day that you don't make it home in time, or you forget to go out and close the coop? Me I would...

Just arguing semantics here: Most STRING type 'up and down' auto doors are too easy to open for racoons. I dare them to try and open an 'up and down' auto door made with a Linear Actuator. Now I don't know the exact statistics about what types of doors are used for chicken coops but I am...

Now that one thing I can't do for you. I DIY. I can tell you how long the parts have lasted but that too is not going to hel much since I bargain shop. What I buy may not be available for long or not at all. Now I will give similar or products that if I was buying again, those what I would buy...

Yeah these sellers (mostly for China) have more than one store. They will sell the door from one store with a slightly higher price and sell the same door from another store cheaper. Sometimes not even a price change , just better pictures or more detail. All to give you the illusion of a better...

Was it the Company that changed name or the Seller?

Are you saying the timer failed? Was it inside or out of the coop? What timer is it?

By no power do you mean dead batteries? Board not supplying power? Manual as in some sort of hand crank? The link to amazon, that was given in the initial post, says it has a battery backup. However If you go watch this video that this wonderful, gorgeous woman named @Boujee Beaks Hen Haven...

Yeah most people do that. However I tell people that using 2 SPDT times is much better and easier to wire. Plus you can stop the door at any point.

? You mean timer and relay? I use two SPDT Timers, soo much easier.

Not saying it is a good thing but it can be was my point. Seen it done with RFI chips so the door only opens for the chickens. First it senses motion then it reads the chip. That way the RFI reader is not on all the time. Some would say that's a very good point.

They can be made that way.

Not all doors have sensors. If you want something like that you can install an RFI chip reader and chip the flock. It doesn't cost much for the chips but the readers are up there. However homemade can be used. It all depends on how much time money and effort you wanna put into it. You could...

There are measures that you can take to make this less of an issue. To start, make sure that there is no light on that are close to the coop. As in porch lights, garage lights, security lights, any lights that they will be drawn to. Chickens have bad eyesight in the dark so the will flock to...

Make sure to look this over about purchasing the Run Chicken doors. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-reliable-are-automatic-coop-doors.1591032/post-27036605

Not DIY person yes got that, left a link to doors in the comment. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-reliable-are-automatic-coop-doors.1591032/post-27036604

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I personally NEVER like string doors, especially the commercially made and sold. Too many factors that I do not like. The only thing I did like is the fact that they can be put almost anywhere. Well only one till I made my own, on a whim. That may be true but I have also heard many stories and...

Word of caution with the Run Chicken doors or that is to say the fake ones. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/choose-the-automatic-door.1568556/post-26815211