I apologize if it was mentioned before, I am kind of skipping to the end here:
How many things do you control with the Raspberry? I had remembered somebody running a hydroponic setup with fish with it (years ago, and now I can't find it again, stupid internet) then sometime last night I had this 'AHA' moment, especially as I did not want to dredge out into the rain to shut the light off in the coop. (I figured the chicks would be OK, having been under a red heat lamp before they came home with me. and hide under the brooder plate now.)
I figured I would want lights, vents (opening flaps and/or turning on fans) and down the line perhaps a pop door.
Also I am going to install a camera inside, if for nothing else so my husband can see his birds as well.
I do need to clear my head though, I have too many things popping around, right now I need to concentrate on the coop. The chicks are in the brooder and the toy house that was prefab is not big enough for real chickens. a handful of quail perhaps....
How many things do you control with the Raspberry? I had remembered somebody running a hydroponic setup with fish with it (years ago, and now I can't find it again, stupid internet) then sometime last night I had this 'AHA' moment, especially as I did not want to dredge out into the rain to shut the light off in the coop. (I figured the chicks would be OK, having been under a red heat lamp before they came home with me. and hide under the brooder plate now.)
I figured I would want lights, vents (opening flaps and/or turning on fans) and down the line perhaps a pop door.
Also I am going to install a camera inside, if for nothing else so my husband can see his birds as well.
I do need to clear my head though, I have too many things popping around, right now I need to concentrate on the coop. The chicks are in the brooder and the toy house that was prefab is not big enough for real chickens. a handful of quail perhaps....