Opinion on Automatic Chicken Doors

[HeathenHavenHomestead]

Wouldn't that still require regular adjusting to compensate for change in sunrise time throughout the year?

It takes me 10 seconds to change the close time on my Chickenguard door. I don't see where the huge time savings is between using a timer and light sensor, in that case.

No. The light sensor senses when there is light then if you have it set to open 2 hours after sunlight then it will open 2 hours after light is sensed.
So if the sun rises at 6am in summer then they come out at 8am in summer
If it rises at 7am in winter then they come out at 9am in winter.
I love the ease of plug and play that the Ador1 has, $3 for a replacement battery at Walmart, critters can’t pry it open, and I can set it to perform all types of stuff and it’s real easy.
it took me months to decide this door was the one I wanted - plus it’s large enough for my massive rooster

 

[Borders3]

I love the ease of plug and play that the Ador1 has, $3 for a replacement battery at Walmart, critters can’t pry it open, and I can set it to perform all types of stuff and it’s real easy.

I just want it to open and shut reliably and I cannot see light sensors working properly in deep shade. As I said before choice is paramount. I want the options to do as I want to do with my set up and to have a company poo poo wanting a timer is bad business practice.

 

[HeathenHavenHomestead]

I just want it to open and shut reliably and I cannot see light sensors working properly in deep shade. As I said before choice is paramount. I want the options to do as I want to do with my set up and to have a company poo poo wanting a timer is bad business practice.

Well I can tell you my coop is in the deep shade of the woods and it’s been dark and rainy and it’s been perfect.
It’s on the east side of my coop in the deep woods and even at 8:30 when all the chickens were in and it was dark in my mind it was still open.
It’s actually not a bad business practice to suggest their product is superior to products with timers. Every business will tell you their product is better then Jim Bobs down the road. Cause that’s business they want you to know how they have “improved” on other companies out dated models. Especially when their product was made a specific way to eliminate the use of a timer.

 

[rosemarythyme]

No. The light sensor senses when there is light then if you have it set to open 2 hours after sunlight then it will open 2 hours after light is sensed.
So if the sun rises at 6am in summer then they come out at 8am in summer
If it rises at 7am in winter then they come out at 9am in winter.

That's my point - I want my door to open at 7:45 AM no matter if winter or summer.

So with that system, instead of adjusting the timer, I'd have to adjust how many hours after sunrise it'd open. So it's a wash as far as time "saved" vs a timer.

 

[Borders3]

It’s actually not a bad business practice to suggest their product is superior to products with timers. Every business will tell you their product is better then Jim Bobs down the road. Cause that’s business they want you to know how they have “improved” on other companies out dated models. Especially when their product was made a specific way to eliminate the use of a timer.

It wasn't a case of them telling us their product is superior, it was the way they said "what do you want a timer for" that IMO is telling the customer they are wrong and they must have it with a sensor only.

 

[HeathenHavenHomestead]

It wasn't a case of them telling us their product is superior, it was the way they said "what do you want a timer for" that IMO is telling the customer they are wrong and they must have it with a sensor only.

lol okay.
cause based on a text of words you can tell the inflection of tone
If anything it’s more of a statement or question
Their product doesn’t contain a timer so it’s logical for them to question or state why someone would desire one

 

[Borders3]

Also do you want a light sensor or timer, or both options? I did NOT get an Ador as it doesn't come with a timer option and in fact just looking at Amazon the seller is quite rude, saying "I'd sure like to know what it is you think you need a clocktimer for. Maybe you want to use it with some other kind of animal?"

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cause based on a text of words you can tell the inflection of tone

We'll agree to differ, I'll stick with mine and you can stick with yours, I'm not arguing about it.

 

[HeathenHavenHomestead]

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We'll agree to differ, I'll stick with mine and you can stick with yours, I'm not arguing about it.

This is the only response that mentions a clocktimer and the company asking why you would want one. The text was taken out of context and changed to be rude by the person who made that comment. When you read the whole post it makes sense and isn’t hateful at all as they go to explain why they don’t use a timer for their product.

The company actually has hardly any negative reviews although there aren’t many reviews on Amazon as it’s more expensive to buy it there then on their website.

I just don’t think it’s fair to call the seller rude and paint a bad picture for a seller that did nothing wrong?

 

[thelox_16]

I love my Omlet door. Its set from sunrise to sundown now. Maybe twice have the chickens been locked out in the run, but I usually check them.

 

[Yakisugi Coop]

I did NOT get an Ador as it doesn't come with a timer option and in fact just looking at Amazon the seller is quite rude, saying "I'd sure like to know what it is you think you need a clocktimer for. Maybe you want to use it with some other kind of animal?" For me a timer-based door is the only option as I don't want the chickens out at first light, they get let out at 7:45 AM regardless of when sunrise is.

I agree that the Ador seller can be quite rude. A few months ago I was researching automatic openers and I came across this response to a customer complaint on BYC (screenshot attached): https://www.backyardchickens.com/reviews/adorstore-ador1.11516/#sc-comment-6965

After seeing that I decided I couldn't support the company and I ruled out the Ador.