awesome coop alarm

[Pineywoodstx]

This sounds wonderful. Where exactly do you have it placed? On top?

 

[jasonsamko]

This sounds wonderful. Where exactly do you have it placed? On top?

If my hen house is 6 oclock and the other end of my run where the run enterance door is 12 oclock i have my alarm about 15 feet away on a tree at about 1:30 oclock area and about 1 foot off the ground so it can "see" under the hen house and thru. the range of teh alram is a 120 degree angle and a 35 foot range. the alram also has a chirp mode for testing. so you can set the alarm on chirp and as long as you are in the zone it continually chirps. where i have mine nothing the closest anything can get is 10 feet away from the coop from any angle. the back side is 20 feet away. so i have a 10-20 foot zone all the way around my whole coop.

I was so impressed with this alarm that i bought a couple more for camping security when we do our annual backpack bear hunt (bow only no guns in camp). I also used them for snowmbiling with one inside the trailer and one in the back of the truck aiming at the trailer. so if anyone opend the trailer door, or tried to unhook the trailer an alarm would go off and we could hera it from the hotel room.
my buddy has one of mine right now set outside watching his deck to find out what is digging under it. He has it on chirp mode so not to scare if off but let him know its there so he can identify and get rid of it.
my other buddy just bought one to catch his daughter sneaking out her window on weekends...lol

they are true multi use tools.

 

[Davaroo]

That impressed, huh?

DO you think the predators will get used to the noise when they approach and soon come to ignore it?

 

[jasonsamko]

That impressed, huh?

DO you think the predators will get used to the noise when they approach and soon come to ignore it?

I would say yes that could definitely happen. But for my situation The main purpose of the alarm is to let me know something is out there so that I can deal with the predator. The alarm scaring the critter away is only a side benefit. I get piece of mind knowing that if anything spends more than 2 seconds within 10 feet of my coop the alarm will let me know. When it goes off and I look out the window and see a coon run away I know that the alarm will reset in 2 minutes and if he comes back and sets it off again and doesn't run away I will go out there with my 22 rifle and turn him into a hat. So for my particular situation, location, and state laws if a coon, coyote, skunk, or other pest that I legally have the right ti dispatch does loose fear of the alarm I ca deal with it. If it an animal I can not legally dispatch I can physically run it off ( I have to run a few bears a year away from our bird feeder. The dog smells them and let's me know they are out there. I just grab a flashlight, run after them yelling at them and keep chasing it for a hundred yards or so and it scares them enough that they don't come back for a few weeks). For my situation it's not too hard to deal with predators if I know they are out there. The arm let's me know they are there.

 

[Davaroo]

I would say yes that could definitely happen. But for my situation The main purpose of the alarm is to let me know something is out there so that I can deal with the predator. The alarm scaring the critter away is only a side benefit.
I get piece of mind knowing that if anything spends more than 2 seconds within 10 feet of my coop the alarm will let me know. When it goes off and I look out the window and see a coon run away I know that the alarm will reset in 2 minutes and if he comes back and sets it off again and doesn't run away I will go out there with my 22 rifle and turn him into a hat.
So for my particular situation, location, and state laws if a coon, coyote, skunk, or other pest that I legally have the right ti dispatch does loose fear of the alarm I ca deal with it. If it an animal I can not legally dispatch I can physically run it off ( I have to run a few bears a year away from our bird feeder. The dog smells them and let's me know they are out there. I just grab a flashlight, run after them yelling at them and keep chasing it for a hundred yards or so and it scares them enough that they don't come back for a few weeks).
For my situation it's not too hard to deal with predators if I know they are out there. The arm let's me know they are there.

Neat - Im bound to get one. Im not asking all these questions to be smarmy; Im interested.
Personally, I want more than alerts and avoidance measures from my predator controls. I want them to give those suckers a bad day (or night).

And I expect them to do this when I cannot. So, I like traps, electric fences, TNT... that sort of thing.
Meanwhile, I would use your alarm as part of an overall scheme, like you do. I could rig one from electronic parts and batteries, but I doubt I would come in for any less money... not to mention development and construction time. Yes, I like it.


PS I'm fortunate that I dont have bears! If I had to run out to them, I'd take along some M-80 firecrackers. I'd attach a large nut, bolt or stone for weight and turn them into "sonic grenade." This has worked on dogs, so it would probably have a great impact on bears over just yelling at them. A shotgun blast, fired over their heads, might also have the right effect.

 

[Pineywoodstx]

Thanks so much!!! I'm going to get one next week. This was very helpful.

 

[jasonsamko]

Quote: Neat - Im bound to get one. Im not asking all these questions to be smarmy; Im interested.
Personally, I want more than alerts and avoidance measures from my predator controls. I want them to give those suckers a bad day (or night).

And I expect them to do this when I cannot. So, I like traps, electric fences, TNT... that sort of thing.
Meanwhile, I would use your alarm as part of an overall scheme, like you do. I could rig one from electronic parts and batteries, but I doubt I would come in for any less money... not to mention development and construction time. Yes, I like it.


PS I'm fortunate that I dont have bears! If I had to run out to them, I'd take along some M-80 firecrackers. I'd attach a large nut, bolt or stone for weight and turn them into "sonic grenade." This has worked on dogs, so it would probably have a great impact on bears over just yelling at them. A shotgun blast, fired over their heads, might also have the right effect.

I have a dog and little kids that are always over by the coop so I don't want to use anything that could harm them. So that rules out traps, TNT, and most other dangerous stuff...lol I thought about the electric fence but didn't want to have to have power at the coop all year ( will use extension cord in winter for a heat la,p and water heater). Thanks for the fire cracker tip. The bears don't like being chased. When I come storming out my sliding door yelling loud and running full speed they turn and run fast and hard. My wife gets really mad at me when I chase them. But I don't want them around here since I have little kids. But also with little kids all guns are locked in the safe ad not easy access. We have handguns in quick open fingerprint safes around the house but nothing powerful enough to make a difference to a bear. So I just chase them with a flashlight. A few firecrackers with a weight and a longer wick might just work great and keep me from running around the woods in my boxers in the middle of the night chasing bears. I made special arrows for my longbow with golfballs glued on the tip so it would not injure the bear but I never used them. When the dog let's me know there is a bear and stars barking I only have a short time frame to get on him. Not enough time to string my bow. If I don't chase him right away he just wanders into the woods a few yards and hangs around where I can't see him. So it's important I get on them fast. Firecracker bombs next to the flashlight sounds perfect. Thanks.

 

[Davaroo]

I have a dog and little kids that are always over by the coop so I don't want to use anything that could harm them. So that rules out traps, TNT, and most other dangerous stuff...lol I thought about the electric fence but didn't want to have to have power at the coop all year ( will use extension cord in winter for a heat la,p and water heater).
Thanks for the fire cracker tip. The bears don't like being chased. When I come storming out my sliding door yelling loud and running full speed they turn and run fast and hard. My wife gets really mad at me when I chase them. But I don't want them around here since I have little kids. But also with little kids all guns are locked in the safe ad not easy access. We have handguns in quick open fingerprint safes around the house but nothing powerful enough to make a difference to a bear. So I just chase them with a flashlight. A few firecrackers with a weight and a longer wick might just work great and keep me from running around the woods in my boxers in the middle of the night chasing bears. I made special arrows for my longbow with golfballs glued on the tip so it would not injure the bear but I never used them. When the dog let's me know there is a bear and stars barking I only have a short time frame to get on him. Not enough time to string my bow. If I don't chase him right away he just wanders into the woods a few yards and hangs around where I can't see him. So it's important I get on them fast. Firecracker bombs next to the flashlight sounds perfect. Thanks.

If you can find cannon fuse, you can remove the original, and use it to adjust the time delay.
I keep a pump shotgun up high, above the door. I hang it from hooks. The kids cannot reach it that high and with a quick release trigger lock it would be nearly danger proof, should they somehow manage. .
In bear country I would prefer it, over fireworks. A couple rounds of bird shot for noise and the rest slugs... in case things went south while on bear patrol.

 

[TexasLady]

We have occasional predators, and this might just work really well to scare them off. I think I will get one too. Thanks for posting.

 

[jasonsamko]

Now that the ferns are up this alarm has been going off every couple nights. It seems critters have good cover now with the ferns to sneak in close to the coop. Usually around 2-3am. By the time i get out of bed and get out there the critter is gone.
Tonight i was up late working and it went off. I grabbed the 22 and a flashlight. went out there and found a coon trying to climb out of my horse fence area we let the hens free range in. looks like i got me a new coon hat!
I LOVE THIS ALARM!!!

so far to date i think its about 18-20 times it has scared something away in the middle of the night.