Manual coop to run door that locks

[nilifer]

The door to my run is inside the coop. I had to go inside to open and close. There is a short skyway to the run, but the coop door could be lifted which concerned me.

Here is the new door which is opened from outside the coop by a cord. Once closed the door cannot be lifted, except via the cord.

Got the plans off YouTube. Very happy so far.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

The door to my View attachment 4120029run is inside the coop. I had to go inside to open and close. There is a short skyway to the run, but the coop door could be lifted which concerned me.

Here is the new door which is opened from outside the coop by a cord. Once closed the door cannot be lifted, except via the cord.

Got the plans off YouTube. Very happy so far.

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What do the little chunks of wood on the door do?

- oh wait, it’s some sort of lock, right?

 

[nilifer]

What do the little chunks of wood on the door do?

- oh wait, it’s some sort of lock, right?

Yeah they slide into the niches in the frame when the door comes down.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

That's pretty nifty!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Can you post a link to the YouTube video?

 

[nilifer]

Can you post a link to the YouTube video?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

That's really neat, thanks. Sorry to be demanding but could you show it in the open position so we could see what holds it up? I love it so far. Can you buy it or do you buy the pattern and build it?

 

[Bawkbok]

That looks awesome. I like the concept. Thanks for sharing. I'll be tucking this idea away for future use.

 

[nilifer]

That's really neat, thanks. Sorry to be demanding but could you show it in the open position so we could see what holds it up? I love it so far. Can you buy it or do you buy the pattern and build it?

There is a cord attached to the top of the middle piece. The cord runs to a cleat where it gets secured to hold the door open.

 

[nilifer]

In my case, I ran the cord thru the wall of the coop to a cleat on the outside. So I open and close from outside the coop. But you could mount the cleat anywhere the cord reaches.