How To Build A Sliding Door For Chicken Coop

This chicken coop door opener closer features a light sensor that will make the door open and close with the sun.

How to build a sliding door for chicken coop.

I found a commercial product attached to a chicken coop but it was too expensive. When the door is closed it sits behind the board on the bottom to thwart raccoons and other small predators. Simple automatic chicken coop door. The door slides along a channel made by screwing a 1x4 on each side of the door then attaching another piece of 1x4 that s offset one inch from the first piece.

First off if you re building a new coop check out my article about chicken coop plans. I ve gather more than 50 chicken coop plans that are all free for you to use. A commercial or diy automatic chicken coop door is installed to keep your chickens safe from predators at night and to make it easy to let the hens out in the morning. 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.

The problem with a simple pop door is that you have to lock and unlock it manually in the evening and at daylight. The setpoint is fully adjustable and the product includes an in depth set up instruction booklet that is filled with pro tips to help you make the most out of your new purchase. Having decided to design and build an automatic chicken coop door i went to the world wide web and used google i tried to find a commercial product or someone s home made design for an automatic door. 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.