My New Coop "Alcatraz" - need all the advice that I can get

[madibhai]

that motor was on sale in harbor freight and then i had the coupon. it came out to something like $35. that's why i purchased it.

 

[grimhope]

I love this little window! I'm saving your photo as I need to make a couple windows in my new coop.

 

[RonP]

Install a "weak link" that will break before the door.

 

[madibhai]

Hey Ron P. will post a picture later of the weak link that we put in. It works great. We used a bunjee thpe of cord. This way it has a little give. We had to sand down between the posts and the door so that it would be smoother. Now i need to dig up under the hardware cloth and dump the dirt on top of the cloth. Then i have to level it and put bricks on top.

The chain for the remote control chicken door gets caught in the corrugated roof sometimes. So I need to tweak that a little. But at least the hens have moved in. So far have 8 hens inside

A red star
A leg horn
2 speckled sussex
One Easter Egger
2 Wyandottes I think
And a Buff I think

 

[RonP]

Yes, a bungee type cord should work great.

Better if it breaks than the door!

 

[madibhai]

what i plan on doing next is to install some solar powered flood lights so that when predators come up to the coop at night the flood lights turn on and i can see what's going on. this way it's like an alarm if the lights are on that means that something is around.

 

[madibhai]

So they are using the ladder to come down but aren't really using the slide portion. I was hoping to get them to slide down.

 

[RonP]

They look happy!

 

[Pineywoods Peepers]

I love your remote controlled coop door. I'm gonna have to show that to my hubby.

 

[madibhai]

Hey Piney

This upcoming weekend I am putting in a trickle charger to the battery so that on those cold days the battery doesn't die. This way I won't have to worry about taking the battery out and charging it. This trickle charger is solar powered so it won't require any outlets.

Will post up pictures of that shortly.