DIY Automatic Chicken Coop Door

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3 жыл бұрын

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@dottie3440 3 жыл бұрын

I made one of these a few years ago and ran into the same problem with the door not quite shutting completely. Also, as the actuator ages it tends to not shut tightly. My daughter solved it .... she suggested I use a simple magnet (not rare earth, too powerful) which, when installed, worked just great. it's still out there working, 8 years later.

@jonathanjohnson8376 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I was reading the comments and noticed that no one suggested replacing the sensor with a solar panel. The panel can charge the battery during the day and the signal from it would be used to trigger the actuator. (2 birds--one stone...) Also, you can use the signal from the panel to add a delay timer or clock timer right before the actuator. Oh, and a transistor H-bridge could reliably replace the relay while using less power. I hope that helps.

@larryjones2024 3 жыл бұрын

I think I would recess the door in a frame so the predators couldn't grab the edge and pry against it.

@monsieurlee 3 жыл бұрын

Damn raptors always after ma chickens.

@michaelhenderson5098 3 жыл бұрын

I've tried to overcome a linear actuator. It wouldn't budge. A racoon would have to eat through the door to get in.

@corydriver7634 3 жыл бұрын

I’d be more concerned about where the wire meets the door frame, doesn’t look like she secured it there. Coyotes are common were she’s at, they’ll push right passed it.

@MrVARhythm 2 жыл бұрын

@michael what if the door loses power? Also, what if the wood rots just enough for an animal to pry into it. What if the L bracket snaps or becomes weakened over time? What if the LA is rated higher than it is... Many, many reasons to bulls the door like an exterior door, no benefits to building it this way.

@joetube4you Жыл бұрын

@@MrVARhythm What if a tornado rips off the door from the coop? What if a wild fire burns the whole coop? What if? What if? What if? C'mon find another place to overflow your pessimism and criticize without reason. Great DIY project!

@backtonature3657 3 жыл бұрын

Hi April, Thank you so very much for all your help!! It's so great to see women doing the kind of things you do!! :)

@christopheranderson1421 3 жыл бұрын

April, this is absolutely awesome such a clever idea...... well done

@kimfrench9770 2 жыл бұрын

This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for, and I so appreciate your tutorial. I can't wait to make my own with my dad. We love making! Thank you!

@olddawgdreaming5715 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing with us April. Let’s hope they all get back i safely. 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@curtwhite876 3 жыл бұрын

Great solution. One suggestion though, it might be a good idea to add a flange around the door so raccoons can't pry the door open with their claws. Those little guys are extremely persistent and surprisingly strong.

@robertclark2714 3 жыл бұрын

Then the raccoons will start carrying flash lights LOL

@curtwhite876 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertclark2714 ha ha!

@stupidfuckingutube42 3 жыл бұрын

We've all had a bloody experience with raccoons. People without chickens don't realize how predatory they are.

@randyk2904 Жыл бұрын

@@stupidfuckingutube42 Yes they in my cooler One night and stole my beer They left Hot Dogs. Lol

@gpanizzolo6090 3 жыл бұрын

Felicitaciones April!!!!!! Excelente proyecto!!! - Germán - Montevideo - Uruguay.

@69virgin1966 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video as usual. It never ceases to surprise me with all of the really cool stuff that you come up with. I really like the name of your chicken coop. Keep the great videos coming. Thanks for sharing and God bless

@felixfromnebraska8648 3 жыл бұрын

A great video and project, April. You always seem to come up with the right solutions for your problems. Now you can sleep for 5 more minutes every morning, or maybe just think of another thing you want to master. Thanks for sharing! Felix

@Kicker700 3 жыл бұрын

April is so talented and cute!

@youtukang 3 жыл бұрын

🙏🤝🤝🇮🇩

@PhilipJongejan 3 жыл бұрын

Next up in Predator/Prey evolution is a Phosphorescent Fox.

@ORSkie 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@IEnjoyCreatingVideos 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work on the chicken coop door April! Thanks for sharing the video with us!💖👌👍😎JP

@rosspritch34 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I am about to take on this same project. I like your style of mounting the actuator, i came up with something that looks like a butcher knife for my door action, but am also looking at trying to lift multiple doors once i see what my actuator can do.

@williamcarey4939 3 жыл бұрын

I always love your enthusiasm with whatever you are doing.

@VloggingCountry 3 жыл бұрын

thats so cool like that little door im getting ready to make a RV at of a school but i like type video making some out nothing and making with your hands great video can not wait see what next

@DavidWalling 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great! I installed one on my coop two weeks ago. I went with a simple timer for triggering my door instead of going by photo-sensor. I went with waterproof boxes with clear fronts and mounted all the electronics on the outside of the coop visible from my house. The electronics have LED's that light up when the door is open/closed. I went with a solar panel to run mine too and a 12V battery for backup. Next up for me is replacing the timer with a ESP32 to monitor the charge on the battery and to set it up so I can monitor/control it through my home automation.

@johnnellis3025 3 жыл бұрын

Did you consider a security guard? Might be cheaper.

@visarr 4 ай бұрын

Did you ever figure it out? I'd like to do the same, but I don't have the knowledge to think it out on my own. However, I can follow plans pretty well!

@tx223 3 жыл бұрын

Besides beautiful, you are extremely creative. I’ve loved your videos all these years. Keep it up.

@alviltayco3713 3 жыл бұрын

There’s is always one chicken who needs to get the hint. lol

@MrTarfu 3 жыл бұрын

Yes lol, I have never had all the chickens go in on their own, at least one is always rebellious and tries staying out late.

@junkmail5652 3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I would love to make this, but I have two chickens that I have to chase inside or else they would stay out all night! I call them my rebellious teen chicks. I might make it to open in the morning though. As my health gets worse, waking up early gets harder

@juleswins3 3 жыл бұрын

I love chickens but sometimes they can be REALLY dumb.

@Steelersguy84 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I had two or three or four that used to try to roost up in the roof of the run and I ended up having to put chicken wire around those joists to keep them from roosting up there so finally they got the hint to go inside the coop at night or you know the house

@stanbinary 3 жыл бұрын

That's a Late Adopter example!

@talladegadude4852 3 жыл бұрын

What a great video! It was hilarious at the end when you were having to crawl inside to show her how to get out! I know they will enjoy their new door.

@forestlampcraft472 3 жыл бұрын

COOL!!!

@youtukang 3 жыл бұрын

🙏🤝🤝🇮🇩

@LogHouseFarm 3 жыл бұрын

I just did the same thing myself, it is amazing to not have to go out morning and night to open and close them - great job!

@jessicagarrison1385 3 жыл бұрын

I miss these smaller projects that I can use. 😄 Even though I love watching your big projects and are amazed how far you've come. I can't corperate them in my simple life. I adore you and looking forward to your Wood Shed shop remodel. It will be epic! 🤗

@andrewsteele7663 3 жыл бұрын

really well done, excellent tutorial

@jonser0124 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely done! I will definitely build this for my wife's coop. However, I will run on a timer and place it, along with the battery and relay in a weatherproof box. Please support this young lady and purchase her excellent plans which gives you much more detailed info.

@stevecornick 2 жыл бұрын

Why do you keep your wife in a coop? Kinda cruel, lol.

@billyshumate853 3 жыл бұрын

Good afternoon April hope you're having a blessed day. This looks interesting. Should work very well.

@magicrobharv 3 жыл бұрын

The dogs and chickens get along real well. Great video!

@quarlow1215 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool build April.

@bobbyfowler7319 3 жыл бұрын

Love it! Great addition to the coup. Be safe! Beach, NC

@Latebloomershow 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@c0olj85 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to copy this!!!!!! Thanks April!!!

@larrydavidson3402 3 жыл бұрын

Very clever idea April!!!!!!!!!!!

@mikecool4ever 3 жыл бұрын

I bet April goes out every night to double check if door closed 😊. I would still have OCD and have to see it close no matter how sure I felt .

@pietgdgc 3 жыл бұрын

That can be solved quite easealy. add a door sensor to see if the door is closed and have that report back to your home automation :D. or maybe april can add this to the alarm system that is installed :D

@AprilWilkerson Жыл бұрын

I can look out the window and see if it's closed. There has never been a problem.

@AdamSno 3 жыл бұрын

April, you are an amazing builder

@MrJustDIY 3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome April

@nordyfamily 3 жыл бұрын

Great as always! Keep up the hard work

@richardgooding498 3 жыл бұрын

I think that everyone has to have that. Great idea. Thanks for the video

@alstaubin3699 Жыл бұрын

Another great video. Thanks for the idea.

@timbarnett3898 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful & So Funny auto door for chickens, haha! I love it!

@egar4767 3 жыл бұрын

Nice and straight forward. The one I'm designing uses a linear motor with feedback current just in case something gets caught on the door, like a chicken and uses a Strawberry Pi for Internet access and control. Great vid!

@SierraLimaOscar 3 жыл бұрын

You could even add a camera to the Pi and get pics for confidence.

@DavidWalling 3 жыл бұрын

The one I installed came with a sensor that is triggered if something is standing in front of it. It's been working quite well. Best part is, if something walks in front of it while it's moving, it pauses the current operation. Then when it's clear again, it finishes its task.

@Chelise11 2 жыл бұрын

Would you be willing to share what you came up with, and the parts you used? Thanks!

@franciscoayala1062 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Great. Thanks for the tips

@timb4569 3 жыл бұрын

April you are one cool chick to make this for your chicken coop. Now I can make one for my daughters coop. Thank You April.

@twistedpost1066 2 жыл бұрын

April. Always enjoy you're video's! Thanks

@AprilWilkerson 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@Vaillant.87 3 жыл бұрын

As a building automation specialist, I love it!!!

@ronalddean4834 3 жыл бұрын

Neat little project. Your just a little farmer girl. Thanks for sharing

@bigd1097 Жыл бұрын

So cool!

@jesuslover5968 3 жыл бұрын

I love this 😭😭 I can’t wait for my own home one day🙏🏻

@MG-vo7is 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@Jones572 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome April❤️💯

@donaldtrabeaux5235 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome project🖐🖐

@kestutisk9397 3 жыл бұрын

Great video agan April🙂👍

@transmotion23 4 ай бұрын

Nice vid! I’m about to start designing my own coop door too!

@martinpratchett 2 жыл бұрын

Wicked! Thanks. I’m about to make a chicken coop from pallets. Yours seems pretty awesome, great work.

@AprilWilkerson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

@johne9341 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing! I built your coop and run and there are days I can not get down to the coop to let the girls out. This is much better than the expensive commercially available coop doors and they generally have mediocre ratings.

@PyramidPureFoods 3 жыл бұрын

I'm building mine w an Arduino and a stepper motor. It's what I have in my parts bins. Very nice build!

@dwightstjohn6927 3 жыл бұрын

these door packages want to sell for almost two hundred dollars my guess is your Arduino is slightly less than that?? congrats.

@STAMOS711 3 жыл бұрын

love it,.. Thank you

@FredMcIntyre 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome work April, really cool project! 😃👍🏻🌞🚪🐓🐓🐓🐓👊🏻

@billygarfield5520 3 жыл бұрын

I love this video!

@ClickinChicken 3 жыл бұрын

Hilarious comments! I started chucks same time as you. Thanks April. Or a clock set DIY

@BearCreekWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын

This is Very Cool! I didn't even know this was possible. I like that you think outside the box, or in this case the coop April!!! LOL

@daveyio87 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea. you could also use a programable timer to do this. if you really wanted to get fancy you could use a plug that connects to wifi and you can control from your phone. Just a few ideas i came up with.

@ShellingtonLabs 3 жыл бұрын

Technology and sensors. I'd like to see more interactive and responsive electronic projects, very cool to see.

@dwightstjohn6927 3 жыл бұрын

look up Lady Ada and/or Raspberry Pi; this stuff is fantastic and all the kids should be on to this fast.

@samirbhatt4813 3 жыл бұрын

Nice idea

@CJBouhlal 3 жыл бұрын

WOW! Now that, I haven't seen on another DIY show. 👍

@joshuakiele3181 3 жыл бұрын

Truly fowl video!

@druidangel5754 3 жыл бұрын

I’m trying to look for your chicken Coop built video can’t seem to find it but I love this door idea

@JensmanandtheHuhns 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, that's a nice door opener 👍🐔greetings from germany 🐔

@bluelagoontipplerloft6130 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice 👍

@yolo_hans 3 жыл бұрын

I want to do a very similar setup but instead of it opening, I'm going to set it up to slide up/down in a track, that way I can worry less about any gaps from not closing all the way.

@bobyk87 9 ай бұрын

You are quite ingenious, I loved the simple mechanism and component choice.⚡

@AprilWilkerson 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! It works great and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.

@ronaldkearn3322 3 жыл бұрын

Is that the small chicken coop? I am going to build it now that I am retired. Great video! By the way you are so kind and considerate to explain your videos and products the way you do. You do an excellent job. :-) :-) :-)

@jasonbabila6006 3 жыл бұрын

That’s real nice like.🙌🏽👏🏽

@richardbrown9035 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work 👍👍👍😎😎

@RIBill 3 жыл бұрын

I opted for an up-down door on a timer. It requires adjustment of the time as the seasons progress. However, in Summer, they often stay out until the very last moments of daylight. Plenty of nights when they are JUST going in when I go out to collect eggs.

@lisag2771 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@urbangardeningandchickenke1018 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent 👍

@tonyburelle6633 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool

@barryhaynes103 3 жыл бұрын

Creative !!!

@joexg50 3 жыл бұрын

I have to say you would make a great addition to the Mechanics that worked at the Nestles I use to work at. I made something very similar but you have the essentials to make it happen April.. You being a woman and working as a mechanic would be in my opinion the envy of many women working there. The majority anyway. Good job April, I was actually the machinist there and part of the maintenance mechanics there. Great place to work, wish I would have been there much longer but after 30 years they closed up and moved it back East. Long story I won’t bore you with. Thnx for sharing..

@joexg50 3 жыл бұрын

Failed to mention the plant was there 30 plus years I came in the last 5 years before they packed up and left Ca.unfortunately... Was a picture of things to come as has happened with so many here. I’d do it myself if I could..

@gibsonj5035 3 жыл бұрын

Chickens aren't the only beneficiary's of this type of setup. I could use your idea at my home with a pressure switch instead of a D2D sensor. When reaching the kitchen door with an arm load of groceries just step on the pressure pad and the door swings open and I pop right in. Thanks so much for the idea! BTW: Great Video!

@ssboot5663 3 жыл бұрын

During the winter months when the days are short, a dim light on(inside the coop) with the hens at night will keep them eating and laying eggs much better!That light too, can be on a photocell to shut it off and save electricity at daybreak! You used to be able to purchase a photo cell that could be screwed right into an edison light bulb base between it and the light bulb.

@zmkburma 3 жыл бұрын

I love it.

@user-nl4ht6gf5y 9 ай бұрын

Love it going to try this.

@AprilWilkerson 9 ай бұрын

Mine works great! Thanks for watching.

@cassvirgillo3395 3 жыл бұрын

Hey April, Great idea and use of a light dependent resistor and the electromechanical actuator, what you said. Perhaps you've heard it, why did the chicken stop in the middle of the road? She wanted to lay it on the line. At least it's clean. All the best from Oregon, C.

@tmackie1694 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! April on Sunday morning 🙂

@ianpearse4480 3 жыл бұрын

Eggcelent!

@earlyriser8998 3 жыл бұрын

well done

@kathimabbas2115 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@arieljohnson2023 2 жыл бұрын

Thank's for this video! About how much in total would you say it cost you to make this?

@noeygarza6522 3 жыл бұрын

Hope the Foxes down in Texas don't carry flashlights.

@ReelLegacyMedia 2 жыл бұрын

Quick question about the in-line fuze you briefly mention, what AMP fuze did you use? Secondly, could you please explain the reason for adding that fuze there and what it does? Thanks so much, great automatic door, one of the best designs I've found so far!

@eb5ua 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@peanut3050 3 жыл бұрын

So what turns off the actuator power when the actuator is fully extended and contracted? Thank you for posting this as i am trying to rig a similar sys!

@makena70danielmascas 3 жыл бұрын

Super tare! Aprecieri 👏 și like 👍

@davidgleaton9073 3 жыл бұрын

absolutely Ingenious....

@Emmanuel-rs7eu 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video! You could maybe build an acrylic enclosure for the electrical components underneath to protect it from soil humidity. Just a thought! Thumbs up!

@rogerj.fugere3570 3 жыл бұрын

Also a hen may start pecking at the wires. Some chickens are weird.........................rj