here's another, from an english outfit.
http://www.chicken-house.co.uk/vsb_export.htm
though at $158 it's a bit much. a cheap garage door opener would be overkill but would do the trick, maybe cheaper.
thanks PI! that's exactly the kind of thing i'm looking for! seems a tad pricey though. anyone know any other vendors?
as to the wooden door, it's plywood which is fairly dimensionally stable, the channels are also plywood, there's a bit of room in there and i've waxed it up good. the roof...
i've got a guillotine style door from the coop to the yard, with a cable on a pully to open and close it without going into the yard. But with it getting dark earlier, i thought it would be great to have an automatic door opener on it, that way it can be opened at a certain time and closed at a...