Can I trust them.

[Augie1]

I have ducks and chickens. In separate coops both with automatic doors. My question is can I trust my ducks to go to bed every night? Just in case. I have been putting to bed every day at 5pm for the past 2 months.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

i wouldn’t use automatic doors, if an animal doesn’t get in on time they’ll die

 

[Augie1]

i wouldn’t use automatic doors, if an animal doesn’t get in on time they’ll die

I use automatic doors for the morning. Since I can't get up there in the morning. I make sure they are all inside and the doors have closed at night. What if I was to set the closing time around 9 or 10? They have electric fencing all around. This is just a what-if question.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

I use automatic doors for the morning. Since I can't get up there in the morning. I make sure they are all inside and the doors have closed at night. What if I was to set the closing time around 9 or 10? They have electric fencing all around. This is just a what-if question.

anyway you can get cheap cameras to just make sure they are all in before it closes?

 

[cinnamoncockatiel]

i wouldn’t use automatic doors, if an animal doesn’t get in on time they’ll die

My friend is interested in an automatic door. How could they die?

 

[Augie1]

anyway you can get cheap cameras to just make sure they are all in before it closes?

Yeah but my problem is I couldn't do anything. If I'm out of town.

 

[Augie1]

My friend is interested in an automatic door. How could they die?

Get locked outside over night

 

[cinnamoncockatiel]

Get locked outside over night

Oh.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

Yeah but my problem is I couldn't do anything. If I'm out of town.

have someone close by to come and put them in?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Just set them to an hour after dark. Birds go and hunker down at dusk when they can still see. Every bird should be inside by then unless there is something making them want to stay outside more than go inside where it's safe