![]() (The Arduino Micro Controller to control the entire coop, including the door) ( which of course is my way of saying I didn’t do a great job documenting this exact process with plans or dimensions) =) If you’re taking on this project I’m assuming you have basic carpentry skills and can simply take a look at the pictures below to come up with similar ideas to build your own. You can see in the pictures I’ve also rubbed a bar of soap over the edges all moving parts to ensure that they will move freely. I gave myself enough room for 1/4″ of play. I cut 1/2 inch grooves into the backsides of the 2x2s so the door could slide easily. Note: I have since swapped out the acrylic with more 1/8 inch birch because I cracked the acrylic… being too rough with all the testing. The door itself is a 1/8 inch birch, sandwiching in OSB plywood door locks ~and in the pictures (below)~ is the 1/8th inch acrylic. ![]() I began framing out the door with 2 x 2s, capped with 2x4s and screwed everything together with 1/2 inch galvanized deck screws. How I built the Automated Chicken Coop DoorĪuto chicken door – front view (from exterior of coop)Īs you can see, the door construction is fairly straightforward. This is important, because no matter how much I’d like to automate this coop via my Arduino Control Center, the chickens will ultimately dictate how it’s made and how it will operate. I’ve lived with the chickens and the coop for some time now and have learned quite a bit… especially about their habits. ![]() (although ladders are really not needed as my chickens can fly straight up to the door without trouble) Doing this would relieve us from worrying if the chickens were safe at night and to be able to leave the house when we wanted) This door will be located on the side of the coop and will slide open (vertically) so the girls can up & down their ladder about 18″ to the ground level. I wanted a small door to open automatically (via Arduino / morning/night) to the outside world. How to build an Arduino Automatic Chicken Coop Door | Arduino code, parts, pictures, wiring diagram and videos included.
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