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Automatic coop door unit on weathered wood at dusk

Timer vs Light Sensor Coop Doors: Which Should ...

Both automate the same job but fail in different ways. An honest comparison of timer-controlled and light-sensor coop doors, and who each one suits.

Timer vs Light Sensor Coop Doors: Which Should ...

Both automate the same job but fail in different ways. An honest comparison of timer-controlled and light-sensor coop doors, and who each one suits.

Automatic coop door mounted on a wooden coop wall with a hen in the opening

Do Automatic Chicken Coop Doors Actually Work? ...

Automatic coop doors are the most recommended upgrade in every chicken keeping forum. Here is what they solve, what they do not, and what to check before buying one.

Do Automatic Chicken Coop Doors Actually Work? ...

Automatic coop doors are the most recommended upgrade in every chicken keeping forum. Here is what they solve, what they do not, and what to check before buying one.

Predator apron of wire mesh pinned flat around a chicken run

Predator Aprons: How to Stop Digging Predators ...

Foxes and dogs do not climb into most coops. They dig under them. A predator apron stops them without digging a single trench, if you build it right.

Predator Aprons: How to Stop Digging Predators ...

Foxes and dogs do not climb into most coops. They dig under them. A predator apron stops them without digging a single trench, if you build it right.

Metal feed storage can and treadle feeder in a backyard chicken run

How to Keep Rats Out of Chicken Feed (What Actu...

Rats do not show up because you keep chickens. They show up because you serve dinner. What works against rats around the coop, and what only sounds like it works.

How to Keep Rats Out of Chicken Feed (What Actu...

Rats do not show up because you keep chickens. They show up because you serve dinner. What works against rats around the coop, and what only sounds like it works.

Raccoon testing the wire mesh of a chicken run at night

How to Predator-Proof Your Chicken Coop: A Prac...

Raccoons, foxes and hawks take thousands of backyard birds every year. This checklist covers the weak points most coops share and how to close them, roughly in order of impact.

How to Predator-Proof Your Chicken Coop: A Prac...

Raccoons, foxes and hawks take thousands of backyard birds every year. This checklist covers the weak points most coops share and how to close them, roughly in order of impact.

Attaching half-inch hardware cloth to a chicken coop frame with screws and washers

Chicken Coop Hardware Cloth: The Right Way to U...

Chicken wire keeps chickens in. Hardware cloth keeps predators out. The mesh size, gauge and mounting method that actually hold when a raccoon tests them.

Chicken Coop Hardware Cloth: The Right Way to U...

Chicken wire keeps chickens in. Hardware cloth keeps predators out. The mesh size, gauge and mounting method that actually hold when a raccoon tests them.