Chicken Coop Pop Door Ideas

The idea is to use the combined weight of the chickens as they climb onto the roosting bar to sleep at night to pull the cables and pulleys and pop the door open.

Chicken coop pop door ideas.

Simple automatic chicken coop door. Just attach the controller box to your coop and install the 10 x 12 foot pop hole door connect the cord to the door and you are ready to go. The height of the chicken coop door from the ground outside doesn t matter as long as chickens have a ramp to access doors that are 18 24 inches high. If a coop has a very large pop hole door chickens may be able to access the door at 24 inches.

The weight of the door itself will keep it down. I would like to pick the brains of chicken diy ers for an automatic run door for my small chicken coop. I will post pics of the set up in a few days when i have time to finish it. Here is a picture of the pop door framed out.

Chicken coops need at least 2 doors one for the the chickens often called a pop hole or pop door and a larger one for the human keepers to clean the chicken coop and complete maintenance. It is a pretty simple way to make a pop door without using hinges. You can also make a diy automatic chicken coop door and instead of using electricity or batteries use the chickens themselves. I plan on attaching a heavy cord with a pulley system to operate it from outside the coop.

As it shifts to a lighter weight the door closes. It s been 4 years now since i built this chicken coop door and it s still going strong. Jul 30 2017 explore erin hollis s board chicken coops pop door followed by 658 people on pinterest. Chickens will need a ramp for access to the chicken coop if their chicken pop hole door is higher than 18 24 inches above the ground 12 inches for fluffy breeds like silkies.

The door runs on 4 aa alkaline batteries which are included or via a usb cable and charger which are not included in the kit. For large fowl chickens pop holes should be a minimum of 10 wide and 14 high. 10 2020 increasing numbers of homeowners are raising chickens in their backyards and the creativity in chicken coop design is booming. See more ideas about coops chickens backyard chicken coop.

A chicken pop hole door should be 6 12 inches above the level of the chicken coop floor so that the bedding doesn t block the doorway or spill outside. 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.