Auto coop door

[Stephen Brinson]

Two days ago I installed an AutoCoop coop door. I had the toner set to close almost 2 hours after sunset. Tonight I found a bird with it's head caught in the door. The door moves so slow I can not understand this. Has anyone else experienced this.

 

[Latestarter]

Maybe you have a suicidal bird on your hands? Trying to behead itself? Jilted lover perhaps? I recommend psychological counseling for the bird with one of those pet psychics to get to the bottom of this! You should not let this poor bird go on in this depressed state!

All that being said, I've never personally heard of this. Silly chicken!

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Maybe you have a suicidal bird on your hands? Trying to behead itself? Jilted lover perhaps? I recommend psychological counseling for the bird with one of those pet psychics to get to the bottom of this! You should no let this poor bird go on in this depressed state!

All that being said, I've never personally heard of this. Silly chicken!

you made my evening thank you

 

[Stephen Brinson]

I was thinking suicide as well. I had not considered a chicken psychic. There is a European psychic near me, maybe they could help.

Silly chicken indeed.

 

[MrsMistyReal]

I was thinking suicide as well. I had not considered a chicken psychic. There is a European psychic near me, maybe they could help.

Silly chicken indeed.

ok that's enough not helping sides hurting

 

[MrsMistyReal]

 

[Lazy Farmer]

With all due respect.. auto doors are a way to separate ones self from an important responsibility of making sure livestock/pets are secured by mechanical short cuts. I find more peace of mind by taking 2 minutes of my busy schedule to walk outside with a flashlight and check the runs for for stragglers and manually securing the hatch. I can see a need automated OPEN of the hatch more than the need to have an auto close..
Just my 2 cents.. nothing more..

 

[happybooker1]

It would be WONDERFUL if my personal life cooperated in a way that I could ALWAYS guarantee I could be home at 6PM every single day to personally shut the coop door. Sadly, it does not.

Wrecks on the freeway, broken down cars, family dinners at others’ houses, meetings after work— all have contributed to me being late & not being there to shut the chooks in. Not laziness or uncaring — simply situations beyond my control. An auto door takes SOME of the stress out of my life and enables me to enjoy my little friends AND know they are safe.

I found out, to my sadness, that if my hens are NOT shut in by 1/2 hour after sunset — at least one will pay with its life. I don’t like gambling with my chickens’ lives. Peace of mind baby.

 

[17 chickens]

I have found that those auto doors don't count chickens when they go in the coop, I tossed mine out due to birds being shut out of the coop... Some birds take their sweet time going in and they might find a bug and lose track of what or where they were going. That being said I am sorry for your loss and how horrible that must of been for you and the poor chicken!

 

[Teila]

Two days ago I installed an AutoCoop coop door. I had the toner set to close almost 2 hours after sunset. Tonight I found a bird with it's head caught in the door. The door moves so slow I can not understand this. Has anyone else experienced this.

Aaaaw Is she OK or did it kill her?

I am lucky that I work from home and even if I am not here, someone usually is.

Living in Aus and due to our low predator risk, our raised coop does not have a door but I still ensure every night that the girls are all tucked up on the roost and say good night.

I can understand both sides of the fence when it comes to auto doors and that sometimes people can not be home and while losing one lingering chicken is very sad, losing the whole flock would be worse