Do your chickens ever get locked out because the door shuts on them?
613344
This has happened in the first few days of owning the poultry door. I would check on them the first several nights,after dark...if they are all in after 3-4 night in a row, I would say they get the idea.
766963
The door weight is the factor, the motor only allows gravity to pull down the door, the motor is slow enough that the chickens can easily get out of the way, we use ours on a timer so it comes down well after they are perched, almost 3 years now and still working fine
1671863
I put my chickens in and lock it to protect them from predators. They will not eat or drink until morning. If you don't get up early to let them out, leave them some water. If you're housing ducks, they must have some water at all times.
766965
Try attaching a short piece of hardware cloth ( or thin, stout piece of plastic or metal approx. 2" in ht.) one inch away from the door and spanning the entire width of the door to discourage roosting in the doorway. Make sure the chickens can safely walk over it to exit and enter the doorway.
2279177
yup.. I have mine hooked onto a heavy duty screw hook.. didn't have a door i could shut...
1924220
Wow, it would have to be one smart bird to figure how to get the food, but not impossible I guess. I would bet(heavily) not though because the door is weighted and a bird wouldn't be able to push/hold it open and get the food. This should indeed solve your bird problem.
1824764
havent seen this happen but during closing as soon as it hits anything it reverses. We put a stick in during closing to see what would happen and pretty much as soon as contact was made it reversed. Plus the light sensor is really sensitive so my birds are in at dusk and the door doesn't close till nearly full dark.
265926
I believe it does, then turns back on when the temp drops. However, I use mine in a chicken coop with ventilation, an open pop door and occasionally open windows for extra ventilation, just to keep the coop above freezing. So the "entire" coop never reaches the temp I have it set on. Just the immediate area.
1824763
I have never had that happen, so I don't know and honestly, I don't ever watch it so I can't answer your question about a safeguard. The chickens can hear it when it goes down because the motor is running, it goes back up and then down again for the night. Mine is on a photo eye and my chickens are always in before it goes down at night. My chickens have a large outdoor run so they are not free-ranging which I suppose could make a difference. Overall I love the door and it is all contained in the wall so the dust doesn't damage it.
1834808
I guess it might depend on the door and the size of a child's fingers, but since the door doesn't shut totally the fingers don't get closed in. Personally that's never happened to my kids with the Door Monkey.
2246833
Yes, only when you are outside it can be shut all the way. No from when I'm inside, the doggy door does not allow the door to close the entire way.
1738609
No, this unit needs to be inside, out of the weather. The string would be in the way of the chickens. I use mine to raise and lower the door on the inside.
63967
Yes you can lock the pet door so the dog cannot go out or other animals cannot come in.
680214
The door will not keep out raccoons. The single latch on the inside middle of the flap is the only thing preventing the door from opening, and it is not enough to keep the door closed from a determined raccoon. The raccoon keeps pushing on the corners and working with the door until it pops open. I have video of this happening.
1642407
yes evertine the door closes id is locked to entry but you are free to egress
575923
I used 2 of the hinge locks on one side, instead of screwing it done. It's been helpful. I open up the roof to change the hen's food and water.
1103248
There is no indication whether the door is locked or not. So, it would be easy to lock yourself out. Most door hardware (the more expensive ones) when you have it in the lock position the post will stick out keeping the door from shutting all the way.