How To Make A Simple Chicken Coop Hinged Door

Attach the solar regulator to the wall of the chicken coop.

How to make a simple chicken coop hinged door.

We are doing the finishing touches on our new chicken coop and wanted to share our new pop door build. Chicken coop build part 4 window opeings trim door and. You can also make a diy automatic chicken coop door and instead of using electricity or batteries use the chickens themselves. A chicken activated coop door.

Joinery half laps in pressure treated lumber duration. The basic skeleton has been installed first that comes with the cross beams braces. I thought i can make one i scouted out my pile of reclaimed lumber and found a long 1x4 that just needed to be cut into pieces and a piece of 1x12 to use for the door. However it has to be attached to an existing door that is not heavier than 8lbs and installed at least 1 inch from the top of the coop door.

Add the wires from the panel to the regulator. 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. The old hinged door opened up to the inside. This is slightly more difficult to build than the simple coop but it will allow your chickens more space as well as the option of being outside.

Even though this automatic chicken coop door opener does not come with a door it is mains power enabled and comes with all the fittings for an exiting door. Kinderhook woodcraft 34 751 views. Hopefully this will give you a few ideas of your own. Add wires to your solar panel and if necessary make a frame for the solar panel so it sits on an angle.

The front door and the back hinged door make it handy to collect the eggs. I wanted to replace it with a sliding door that i can open from the outside of the coop. You ll only need to do this if the sun doesn t directly hit the panel. How to build a simple chicken coop.

Make sure its close to the antenna and battery. Allow 2 to 3 square feet per chicken for the coop and at least 4 square feet per chicken for the outside run.