Cool Chicken Coop Door controlled by SmartThings

[TracySmith]

A big shout-out and thank you to @rod97301! We based our install on this post and had a blast putting it all together. Here’s a link to ours:

Two chicken runs

@TracySmith and his son have come up with a slick solution for a common problem most urban chicken farmers face. Tracy has two runs for his chickens and with the addition of a manual switch and a second actuator to their CoopBoss they can select the active run for their hens. By switching between two runs like this he is managing his hen’s tendency to overgraze. Chickens like to scratch and dig when they eat, it is instinct and a little bit funny but they can’t help it. They will scratch at their food even if it is in bowl or on a wood floor. The scratching sound attracts the other hens, if one hen finds food the others will come running in no time to scratch along side her. As you can imagine the scratching destroys the vegetation and can create a muddy unsanitary mess for the hens. B…

CoopBoss Installation: Success!