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  1. BDutch

    How reliable are automatic coop doors?

    That sucks. But you should get them fixed for free if you have a warranty. Which brand and type ? BTW, I have been reading most ‘up and down’ auto doors are too easy to open for racoons.
  2. BDutch

    How reliable are automatic coop doors?

    Thanks for sharing the video. I certainly wouldn’t buy this opener from Amazon after seeing it. We bought a cable to charge our electric car for a double power socket from Amazon because it was much cheaper. It broke down after 18 months. Got wiser and never bought anything from Amazon since...
  3. BDutch

    How reliable are automatic coop doors?

    I can adjust the lumen for open and close. The door opens after the sun is up. And it closes after the sun is down. Not long before its gets dark. I made the auto pop door between the coop with a tiny covered run and a larger run that is les safe. The chicken guard is inside the coop, so it...
  4. BDutch

    How reliable are automatic coop doors?

    Thanks . Sounds very good, but they don’t sell this brand in the Netherlands/Europe.
  5. BDutch

    How reliable are automatic coop doors?

    Thanks, the Brinsea eco chicken door has a good price in relation to the Chicken guard. And it says easy to install and operate too. The Chicken guard has a warning light if the battery’s are getting low. But it doesn’t give an alarm if the rope get stuck. For my chickens this isn’t too bad...
  6. BDutch

    How reliable are automatic coop doors?

    Many people contributed with telling how great their automatic pop door are. But very few told for how many years. If I want to know if a product is thrust worthy, I would like it to work for 5 years or more without problems. I need to buy a new one some of these days (after 8 years) and I...
  7. BDutch

    How reliable are automatic coop doors?

    I had chicks who preferred to roost outside in the run (okay safe but not very much). I could set the closing time to a darker moment and hoped they would go to roost inside after all was quiet. The limen-timer was not the problem. The interaction between the pullets and the adults was.
  8. BDutch

    How reliable are automatic coop doors?

    I have a ChickenGuard® Standard with batteries since 2015 (8 years) . It failed 3 times so far. I could mend it myself all 3 times. The first time (after 4-5 years) the thread got wet and didn’t roll on and of anymore. With the help of the shop I could fix it. The second time (after 7 years) an...
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