Large Solar Automatic Chicken Coop Door for Ducks and Heavy Breeds | RoostGuard XL

Three numbers decide it. The door opening your birds walk through is 9.4 x 11.4 in (24 x 29 cm). The frame around it is 10.6 x 13.8 in (27 x 35.1 cm) and mounts flat on the coop wall. And the one people miss: the door panel slides upward when it opens, so you need 25.2 in (64.1 cm) of clear flat wall measured from the floor of the opening. Check that height before anything else.

Plan the solar panel above or beside that, not within it. The panel mounts separately and connects with the supplied cable, so it can sit higher up or off to one side wherever it catches the most sun. If it does not fit, our 30-day return policy has you covered.

This is the door for flocks that a standard 8.3 in doorway makes hesitate. Ducks walk wide rather than tall, so the extra width matters most to them: Pekins, Muscovies, Rouens and Indian Runners all pass through comfortably. Among chickens it suits the heavy breeds, Brahma, Jersey Giant, Orpington, Cochin and similar, which carry their height and do not like ducking.

It is not sized for geese or turkeys. Those birds need a taller opening than 11.4 in, and we would rather tell you now than take the order. If you keep standard laying breeds only, our standard door costs less and fits them fine.

The panel charges the built-in battery whenever there is daylight, so under normal conditions you never plug it in. Mount the panel where it catches the most sun, usually facing south and clear of overhanging branches. In a coop that sits in heavy shade, or through a run of dark winter weeks, the battery works harder, so give the panel the best position you can.

The door runs on a programmable timer that you set on the unit: your own open and close times, kept every day. As daylight shifts through the year you adjust those times a few times per season, and the instructions walk you through it.

The included radio remote opens and closes the door from a distance, so you can let the flock out from the porch or shut them in without walking to the coop in the dark. It works on radio, not WiFi, so it needs no network, no app and no account. Range depends on what is between you and the coop.

Free shipping on every US order, no minimum. Orders are processed within 1 business day and delivered in 5 to 8 business days, with tracking sent to your email. Returns: you have 30 days, contact us first at support@roostguard.store and we will send you the return address and instructions within 24 hours.

The frame mounts flat on the coop wall around your pop-hole opening, and the solar panel mounts separately above or beside it. You need a screwdriver and about 10 minutes. If your existing pop-hole is smaller than 9.4 x 11.4 in, you will need to enlarge it first, which is worth planning before the parcel arrives.

The door closes at low speed. As with every coop door, we recommend checking that your flock is inside during the first evenings while your birds learn the new routine. Ducks in particular take a few nights longer than chickens to settle into a new doorway.

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