Horizontal pop door for chickens

[aart]

Late to the game here but...
How far away from run wall is the pop door?
Pics would help.
You might be able to use a rod to open and close from outside the run.

 

[Deb T]

I will try to get pics today and post them

 

[Deb T]

For some reason im unable to load pics. Says memory is low. Will work on that

 

[Deb T]

I have tried cleaning out everything... Old messages. Old emails. Old pics. Running scan. But it still gives me this response every time I try to upload a pic:

Unable to complete previous operation due to low memory

Sorry I couldn't get you a pic.

 

[squadleader]

If a manual solution is what you're after, I'm thinking a long, could be several feet in length if needed, piece of thick, smooth wire rod really, like quarter inch diameter, would allow you to stand outside the run, yet by pushing or pulling the rod, open and close the horizontal door.

If it was real long, just support it every few feet with screw in eyes, or an eye that hangs from something overhead, like framing, a tree limb, wire over the run, anything really that you could hang an small metal eye from.

I don't know your setup, but a smooth quarter inch rod came to my mind. You could bend a handle one end, and a hook on the other, to hook into an eye on your door.

There's metal supply houses that will have long lengths, probably up to 20 foot, although at real long lengths, maybe over six feet, those support eyes become important to carry it, but also keeping it from bending the rod, when pushing the rod. You can probably grab shorter lengths at Tractor Supply, or a Home Depot type place.

 

[aart]

I have tried cleaning out everything... Old messages. Old emails. Old pics. Running scan. But it still gives me this response every time I try to upload a pic:

Unable to complete previous operation due to low memory

Sorry I couldn't get you a pic.

Hmmm..... @KikisGirls is pretty good at figuring out this stuff.

If a manual solution is what you're after, I'm thinking a long, could be several feet in length if needed, piece of thick, smooth wire rod really, like quarter inch diameter, would allow you to stand outside the run, yet by pushing or pulling the rod, open and close the horizontal door.

What I was going to suggest......too lazy to write it all out.

 

[Deb T]

If a manual solution is what you're after, I'm thinking a long, could be several feet in length if needed, piece of thick, smooth wire rod really, like quarter inch diameter, would allow you to stand outside the run, yet by pushing or pulling the rod, open and close the horizontal door.

If it was real long, just support it every few feet with screw in eyes, or an eye that hangs from something overhead, like framing, a tree limb, wire over the run, anything really that you could hang an small metal eye from.

I don't know your setup, but a smooth quarter inch rod came to my mind. You could bend a handle one end, and a hook on the other, to hook into an eye on your door.

There's metal supply houses that will have long lengths, probably up to 20 foot, although at real long lengths, maybe over six feet, those support eyes become important to carry it, but also keeping it from bending the rod, when pushing the rod. You can probably grab shorter lengths at Tractor Supply, or a Home Depot type place.

That's a great idea. Thank you. Ill talk with my husband and see if this would work for us. I think it may. Thanks. And is more afforadable than a mechanical pop door

 

[squadleader]

Aart, no way you're lazy, you're tired, like me! It's hard work keeping all these young whipper snappers straight!

I've got six kids, 13 to 22, so they would much rather me give my free advice here, than to them! You guys are saving my kids so much grief!

 

[Kiki]

Hmmm..... @KikisGirls is pretty good at figuring out this stuff.


What I was going to suggest......too lazy to write it all out.

I am on it!

 

[Deb T]

Late to the game here but...
How far away from run wall is the pop door?
Pics would help.
You might be able to use a rod to open and close from outside the run.

The coop is attached to the run. The pop door goes from coop to protected run.