SCMommaHen
Songster
- Apr 16, 2021
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I'm going to be the odd one out. I bought the cheap one and wired it in a few months ago and not had any problems (knocking on wood). The updated Uoxlife (Run Chicken rip off) is now made of metal with a better gear design than the prior model and for $79 I took a chance. I thought if I wired it into the hardware cloth it would be easier to remove to return if it didn't work.
I was sick of the endless parade of raccoons and opossum getting past my electric fence through the trees. Trap one and 3 days later another showed up. All the hens stopped laying in the henhouse and would go as far as the front yard! They would hop the fence to lay then return for the rest of the day.
Because of the coop location I wanted a simple design I could program a timer easily and ran on battery. Too much shade to use light sensor. And easy battery replacement. Although Run Chicken has a low battery indicator and this one does not, it's much easier to get to the batteries. The only design flaw I see on both is the buttons are accessible on the outside. A persistent raccoon could find it and manually open the door.
Pics from this morning
I was sick of the endless parade of raccoons and opossum getting past my electric fence through the trees. Trap one and 3 days later another showed up. All the hens stopped laying in the henhouse and would go as far as the front yard! They would hop the fence to lay then return for the rest of the day.
Because of the coop location I wanted a simple design I could program a timer easily and ran on battery. Too much shade to use light sensor. And easy battery replacement. Although Run Chicken has a low battery indicator and this one does not, it's much easier to get to the batteries. The only design flaw I see on both is the buttons are accessible on the outside. A persistent raccoon could find it and manually open the door.
Pics from this morning