When geert wanten s wife got tired of opening up the chicken coop to let them out in the morning he decided to automate the situation using an arduino nano.
Chicken coop automatic door diy arduino.
Arduino chicken coop controller.
I wanted a small door to open automatically via arduino morning night to the outside world.
We know that chickens are animals that love routine.
I wanted a small door to open automatically via arduino morning night to the outside world.
Install magnetic reed switches to serve as a reliable positioning measurement and to generate position alarms in case the door will not reach the requested position in time.
Open and close your chicken coop using an arduino using a remote control is the easiest method by far.
How to build an arduino automatic chicken coop door arduino code parts pictures wiring diagram and videos included.
Making a diy automatic chicken coop door especially if you work makes taking care of your hens so much easier.
Maybe also to keep an eye on the egg nest or to monitor the outside at.
They definitely know when to come in at night and come out early in the morning to go on about their pecking and bug hunting.
Wanten s diy system calculates the sunup sundown via info from a ds1307 rtc module pulling the door up with a gearmotor and a spool of fishing line.
Over the last few years my family has been keeping ex battery hens they are about 18 months old and have lived their entire lives within a caged environment.
Our wireless remote control has a range of up to 100m in a straight line and is simple to wire 2 wires in for power 2 wires out to the actuator.
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.