I assume it can't be installed on the inside wall of the coop? After looking at most automatic doors, they need to be on the outside of the coop, and the way my husband built the run to connect to the coop... I don't think it would fit, unfortunately. I'm not sure what to do now.
We don't have a chicken door now, and being business owners who sometimes (okay, frequently...) have to take late dinner meetings at a moments notice or back run to the shop for a bus crisis, I'd rather have the security of knowing that if I'm not there in a timely manner, they're still safe in...
Our new coop will be here tomorrow and I'd like to order an automatic chicken door for it. I've seen a couple of older threads with reviews, but I'd like to get some more recent opinions. Are the all in one units better than the motors that you install yourself? The door that's currently on it...