best automatic pop door?

[froggyphore]

i’m looking for an automatic pop door that has a slow close (no guillotining lol) and preferably one that works on a clock (meaning i set the opening and closing times, not a daylight sensor one). but i’m having trouble sifting through all the ones available. is there one with a particularly good reputation in the chicken community? tyia

 

[rosemarythyme]

I use a standard ChickenGuard on a timer, which is a guillotine style door, but as long as you check the string regularly for wear and tear there shouldn't be risk of it falling and guillotining a chicken (it does open and close slowly with the motor).

 

[Aunt Angus]

I use a guillotine - haha! Have for years. Someone recently posted about the Egglu door. It opens sideways. Maybe that is more like something you're looking for???

 

[BrickCoop15]

I have the Pullet Shut automatic coop door. It is not a guillotine style door. I have had mine for 6 years and it has never failed to open or close the entire time I have owned it. I manually program mine throughout the year as daylight hours change. It is very easy to program. It also closes slowly. I have never worried about one of my chickens getting shut in the door or had one actually harmed by it.