#AUTOMATIC CHICKEN DOOR REVIEWS FULL#

If I could go back and do it over, they’d all be like that.) (Okay, in case you are a math whiz wondering why I have three chicken coops and four door openers: One of my coops has two doors providing entry into two different fenced yards. The doors normally operate on main power, but if the power goes out they keep going on a fully charged battery. My other three chicken doors use an external 12-volt battery with a 120-volt adapter. A Brand X door opener I once had simply quit when the batteries ran down - not good if the flock gets locked in all day or, worse, the door stays open all night! A set of batteries should last at least six months, but a good management plan is to put in fresh ones during the twice-annual time change. When the batteries run low, the door-closed indicator light stays on continuously.

When the door closes, a red indicator light blinks to let you know, from as far away as 100 yards, that your chickens are safely inside.įour AA batteries are included. They all additionally have a timer that lets you specify when you want the door to automatically open in the morning and close at night.

#AUTOMATIC CHICKEN DOOR REVIEWS FULL#

They may be operated manually, for when you want full control over opening and closing the door. All three have certain features in common. The control unit is available in three different models. Its spool, enclosed in a weather resistant plastic box, operates electronically and is programmed via three buttons and a generous LCD display. ChickenGuard is arguably the most sophisticated of the string-lift doors.

Automatic chicken door reviews