The title for today ’s article was taken from the words uttered as we finished installing the Omelet automatic chicken doorway to our new cage this preceding bound .
As we take in it slide subject for the first time , I turned to Mary and simply say : “ This is the greatest chicken coop excogitation ever ! ”
Okay , so possibly I was a flake to a fault excited , but one thing is for sure , it has certainly been a game changer in taking fear of our chickens . More importantly , it has observe them dependable and secure without our invariant worrying if we shut their threshold at nighttime !
With raccoon , fox , mink and other predators around , we have always had to close up our volaille chicken coop each night . And of course , that means get them out every morning time as well .
Whenever human beings are involve , there is of course , always a chance for error to be made . Like , did we or did we not stop up the chicken threshold ?
I ca n’t differentiate you how many times we have woken up over the years at 2 a.m. to require the other if they had shut the poulet threshold . And , of path , nothing will make you mutter things under your intimation more than a 2 a.m. walk to the hencoop to check .
I can speak in person on that topic , as can Mary ! But that has all gloriously changed now with what I still refer to as the greatest chicken coop invention ever .
When we work up our latest chicken coop at the farm this past outflow , we really wanted to make it safe , unafraid , anduser - friendly.(See : The Farm ’s New Coop )
That mean installing a concrete floor to keep mice and vermin out . And making a homemade lachrymation and feeding system of rules to keep their food for thought and water clean , and at the ready .
But I have to say , as fantastic as those all are , it is the machinelike chicken door we have intercourse the most !
We have talked for years about put an automatonlike door on our hencoop . But honestly , the conception and reviews always scared us by . As did the pauperization for most to have electric running play to the hencoop .
So when we first find out about the Omlet automatic chicken threshold , we were both a morsel skeptical . First and first off , at around $ 190 , it was one of the most cheap of all automatic door on the food market . And sometimes , that can be a red iris all by itself .
But the more we take , and the more we research – we decided to take the dip to see how it forge . And to say it has been a pleasant surprisal would be the understatement of the year .
We have had our Omlet door set up now for a little over two month , and it has work cleanly . And the worldwide design makes it easygoing to instal . In fact , it took us all of about 20 minutes to have ours up and running .
Although it can be set to open up or nigh at any time , we apply the dusk to click automatic background for our chicken coop threshold .
It automatically open 20 minute after dawn , and shut 20 minutes after darkness . And as anyone who raises chickens cognise , they have already come in to rest for the night !
It even has a built in condom lineament in case a chicken is in the room access to re - open and then re - close . skillful of all , it runs on just ( 4 ) AA electric battery , making it bully for those who might not have electric to their hencoop .
Even the chicken have cipher it out and seem to wish it . If you happen to be out betimes in the morning , you’re able to see them line up inside waiting for the doorway to open ! One thing is for trusted , at least there are no more 2 am trips to the coop for use .
As for the battery life , after two month of use so far , the batteries are still at 90 % life story . So it will be interesting to see just how long they last . For more on the Omlet threshold , you’re able to check out selective information on their site at : The Omlet Auto Chicken Door
Here is to well-chosen , goodish chickens – and to keeping them good every night with an robotic wimp threshold ! Happy Chicken Farming – Jim and Mary
Jim and Mary Competti have been writing gardening , DIY and formula articles and books for over 15 year from their 46 Akka Ohio farm . The two are frequent speakers on all thing garden and love to travel in their supernumerary time .
