Securing Guillotine Style Pop Door

[nannanc]

My tractor is almost complete! We used a guillotine style pop door to access the coop from the run, but I'm wondering how to best secure it when closed? I worry about a predator gaining access to the run at night (since it is a tractor the underneath is vulnerable) and I want them to be completely protected in the coop.
I was considering putting old

window weights on the string that opens and closes the door. Would that work?

 

[PD-Riverman]

My tractor is almost complete! We used a guillotine style pop door to access the coop from the run, but I'm wondering how to best secure it when closed? I worry about a predator gaining access to the run at night (since it is a tractor the underneath is vulnerable) and I want them to be completely protected in the coop.
I was considering putting old window weights on the string that opens and closes the door. Would that work?

I do not see the "guillotine" style door? Can you add a locking leaver on the door that wedges on the other side when the rope pressure is let off but is pulled up a little(releases the wedge pressure) as the rope is drawn up to raise the door? Are you not worried about that cheap chicken wire you have on the whole outside of the tractor. That would not be safe at all to good size predators like big dogs, even a good size raccoon ??

 

[nannanc]

It isn't all the way done yet Thank you for the idea!

 

[tmarsh83]

Frame it so from the outside the bottom of the door is behind another piece of wood.

It'll keep prying fingers from being able to lift the door.

 

[Hokum Coco]

guillotine style pop door how to best secure ? was considering putting weights on string that closes the door. Would that not make the door just heavier not secure it?

Here is another good idea.

And another:

I have a simple guillotine style door (I suggest cutting the door 8-12"above the floor). If you look closely against the right hand grey panel of my coop you can see the nylon whipper snipper line leading to the top of my human door. The hole through the human door is drill down ward NOT 90º to combat friction.

 

[aart]

Frame it so from the outside the bottom of the door is behind another piece of wood.

It'll keep prying fingers from being able to lift the door.

Definitely a good idea.^^^

I ran a rod thru the framing to above the door when it was down.
You can see a pic of it on My Coop page.

 

[thomasboyle]

Frame it so from the outside the bottom of the door is behind another piece of wood.

It'll keep prying fingers from being able to lift the door.

Ditto on this. My door drops lower than the doorway threshold, so a critter cannot get their claws underneath the door to try and open it.

 

[ProudRedneck]

I know this is an old post, but just in case someone is searching for a way to secure a guillotine-style coop door, I followed this guy's design, and I love it so far. Here's a link to his YouTube video on it, a link to his website with the templates you can print out. I hope this helps. As soon as I get some pictures of mine I will post them.

Our Self Locking Chicken Coop Pop Door

Building a Pull-Cord Chicken Coop Pop Door that Self-Locks