'Ladies First Chicken Door' ???

[Chicken Slaver]

Thanks for the review. Sounds like an excellent product!

 

[WAJackalope]

It is! If anyone's in the Eastern Washington area, you're welcome to come see it!

 

[Why Did The Chicken Cross]

Thanks Sara for the great review!

 

[Why Did The Chicken Cross]

I'm excited to tell you that I am sponsoring the contest to guess the day and time of the Millionth Thread here on backyardchickens.com! (that is a bunch of threads people!)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...t-guess-day-time-win-free-automatic-coop-door

I'm giving away one of our new doors. It has all the features of the door opener (which this thread is really about), but it is an all-in-one unit.

Overall dimensions are 30" tall by 12" wide and only 1.5" thick.

 

[Why Did The Chicken Cross]

We are having a $40 off Cyber Monday Sale today! e

 

[88sub4x4]

We are having a $40 off Cyber Monday Sale today! e

Darn....I'm reading this on Tuesday.. I love this design. My door slides horizontally but I don't see why this wouldn't work for that. I'm a very mechanical person but not very good when it comes to circuit board design. I've been trying to find something that uses this threaded rod design and you've made it. I'm starting to save up for it already and can't wait to hook one of these up.

 

[Why Did The Chicken Cross]

Thanks 88. I was trying to think outside the "rectangle". Anybody else like the design or have any questions or comments?

 

[Chicken Slaver]

Thanks 88. I was trying to think outside the "rectangle". Anybody else like the design or have any questions or comments?

Will this door work if installed flat in the floor of an elevated coop?

 

[Why Did The Chicken Cross]

So it would really be horizontal except facing down?

It would only work that way if the safety stop feature was removed. It is so sensitive that it will stop too easily in a horizontal position. It has a fuse so if something got in the way the fuse would blow and the door would stop. It closes in just under a minute so there should be plenty of time to get in or out.

Actually in my coop I have an earlier prototype that is vertical and does not have the safety stop feature and everything is ok.

 

[Chicken Slaver]

So it would really be horizontal except facing down?

It would only work that way if the safety stop feature was removed. It is so sensitive that it will stop too easily in a horizontal position. It has a fuse so if something got in the way the fuse would blow and the door would stop. It closes in just under a minute so there should be plenty of time to get in or out.

Actually in my coop I have an earlier prototype that is vertical and does not have the safety stop feature and everything is ok.

It could actually be vertical except facing down (har har). So, you are saying the new model with the frame will work if installed on a pop-door in the floor. Cool!

Thanks.