Electric Motor For Chicken Coop Door

Simple automatic chicken coop door.

Electric motor for chicken coop door.

This chicken coop door motor lifts and lowers your door smoothly in just a few seconds there is no long wait for the door to open or close not too quickly where chickens may be trapped underneath it when it closes. I have had to replace the battery a couple of times but this build has really worked well in this instructable i ll be showing how to make an easy automat. Our chicken coop door motor can lift lower a door up to 5 10 pounds with a door opening up to 10 30 inches. It s been 4 years now since i built this chicken coop door and it s still going strong.

Better more robust motors will raise a 4kg coop door and not strain themselves. A typical coop door can weigh 4kg however an aluminum counterpart measuring the same size will be 0 3kg. This is another unit just a unit no door that controls a pre installed automatic chicken coop door but at 125 it s an easier to swallow price than the chickenguard. Continuing the design concept description the coop must have electricity w two electrical plugs.

Unlike other automatic chicken coop door openers that work on a string and pulley system the omlet autodoor cannot be simply lifted up when shut. Install the add a motor chicken coop motor on your chicken coop and it automatically opens and closes the door on a time schedule you choose. An automatic chicken coop door is a easy way to automate your coop door and promote a safe healthy coop environment. One statistic found 90 of urban coops are over crowded leaving chickens too fight beat up on and compete with one another.

Typically cheaper automatic openers will raise and lower doors of up to 1kg in weight. The omlet automatic chicken coop door has a powerful electric motor and metal gear that is directly mounted on the door frame for maximum security. The motor drapery controller automatically changes the direction of the motor when it reaches the end of drive one sets the distance of the drive to open the chicken door 1 ft. Titan incubators automatic chicken coop door timer unit.

Simply plug it into your lamp timer switch and it protects your hens and eggs and saves you valuable time every day. There is no complicated programming. Not straining the motor is important for a smooth operation of the door. You can purchase a metal door separately that s compatible with the unit.

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