howdy all,
i was thinking about using a plastic cutting board for the automatic coop door. it's 14h x 11w but it's only 1/4" thick and not very heavy.
how heavy should the door be to lessen the chances of a predator pushing it up in its track from outside? i have an add-a-motor kit on the way, and i think i read that it is limited to lifting 5 pounds. so if i find something else that's rigid and will not warp with the weather changes, will a 5-pound door withstand the upward pushing of little hands?
i will have the bottom edge sunk down into a track or groove, so there would be no prying. i just worry about a coon or possum putting paws against outside of door, pushing up and getting it raised far enough to get paws underneath bottom edge.
basically what did all you auto-door users go with to avoid the scenario described above?
thanks,
-eric
i was thinking about using a plastic cutting board for the automatic coop door. it's 14h x 11w but it's only 1/4" thick and not very heavy.
how heavy should the door be to lessen the chances of a predator pushing it up in its track from outside? i have an add-a-motor kit on the way, and i think i read that it is limited to lifting 5 pounds. so if i find something else that's rigid and will not warp with the weather changes, will a 5-pound door withstand the upward pushing of little hands?
i will have the bottom edge sunk down into a track or groove, so there would be no prying. i just worry about a coon or possum putting paws against outside of door, pushing up and getting it raised far enough to get paws underneath bottom edge.
basically what did all you auto-door users go with to avoid the scenario described above?
thanks,
-eric