Automatic Coop Door Opener Recommendations - Ontario

[SayChicken]

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience! Means a lot to me.

 

[SayChicken]

I have the red one and I love it! In their FAQ they suggest putting tape over the holes on the inside if you are worried about drafts. My roost bars are high enough that I don't think it will be a problem. For some reason I really thought it had plug capabilities.

Another one I looked at was the omlet door, but I didn't get it for my run because it doesn't have a manual option. And it opens sideways so it won't work for my

I have both the chicken guard extreme (on my run) and the run chicken model t50 (on my coop). I love the run chicken, it works really well. I haven't had it over the winter yet, but you can plug it in instead of using batteries. I like that it stops if here is something in the way, and that if it's interrupted it reverts back to it's normal open and close. The chicken guard extreme sometimes just doesn't work and the rails for their self locking door are really hard to get to line up properly. I continue to use it because I needed a door that would automatically close, but that I could set to only open manually.

so I’m a little confused with how this door work when it closes on something (ie a hen). According to this, if it closes on a hen it will stop but you’d have to manually open it to rescue your hen!!

 

[SayChicken]

What do they mean by ‘release your trapped chicken’? Like let them in or out of the coop or rescue them from underneath the door?!

 

[BrickCoop15]

I live in Michigan and have Pullet Shut automatic coop doors on both of my coops. They are quality, dependable doors that have worked throughout the coldest days of winter without fail. I do have a roof over mine so they do not get any snow or ice on them throughout the winter.

 

[SayChicken]

Thank you! I’ll look into Pullet Shut as well!

 

[SayChicken]

I live in Michigan and have Pullet Shut automatic coop doors on both of my coops. They are quality, dependable doors that have worked throughout the coldest days of winter without fail. I do have a roof over mine so they do not get any snow or ice on them throughout the winter.

Thank you! I’ll look into Pullet Shut as well!

 

[KyCoop]

We have the Omelet door. It runs on battery and it's a sliding door. It's worked great so far. We also got down to single digits this past winter and it not fail. Both the door it's self and control box are covered so that makes a difference. It's also safe for the girls. We put our hands in to test it and it was mild squeeze nothing that would hurt them. It does open a little too slow for my impatient girls and they start forcing their way through as soon as it starts to open. Still works great.

 

[SayChicken]

We have the Omelet door. It runs on battery and it's a sliding door. It's worked great so far. We also got down to single digits this past winter and it not fail. Both the door it's self and control box are covered so that makes a difference. It's also safe for the girls. We put our hands in to test it and it was mild squeeze nothing that would hurt them. It does open a little too slow for my impatient girls and they start forcing their way through as soon as it starts to open. Still works great.

So I looked at this one but it has only been tested to -4 F which is -20 C. I wonder if that will do for Ontario; just wondering about the ‘feels like’ -25 temps we occasionally get. There are o lot a few door options that would meet that criteria …I really need to make a matrix! I’d also like an insulated door. Thanks for your input!!

 

[RojoMarz]

We have the Ador and no issues with our winters. It does use a lantern battery.

 

[Katanahamon]

Thanks for taking the time to reply. Hadn’t heard of the Run Chicken brand. I’ll have to look it up. I’d like a self locking. I do believe the Chicken Guard Extreme also can be plugged in; I’ll have electricity in the coop.

Yes, the Extreme can be plugged in. I have one, hasn’t been through a winter yet. You do need to have care to set the rails up so there is plenty of freedom of movement, that’s the only caveat. There is no solid frame, just two rails that you must screw into the wall, so, if enough care is taken, it will work really well. Clever design, I like how the little tabs extend at the bottom when it closes so nothing can push the door back up..it is truly a locking door.