How To Make A Simple Chicken Coop Slide Door

It s been 4 years now since i built this chicken coop door and it s still going strong.

How to make a simple chicken coop slide door.

I have had to replace the battery a couple of times but this build has really worked well in this instructable i ll be showing how to make an easy automat. If you want to make this chicken coop then you can use the leftover or custom wooden planks and beams. The bigger door is for humans to go in and manage the coop and the little door with the slide is for your chicks to go out. Hopefully this will give you a few ideas of your own.

We are doing the finishing touches on our new chicken coop and wanted to share our new pop door build. Allow 2 to 3 square feet per chicken for the coop and at least 4 square feet per chicken for the outside run. A chicken pop hole door should be 6 12 inches above the level of the chicken coop floor so that the bedding doesn t block the doorway or spill outside. Simple automatic chicken coop door.

Put them together to make the overall design frame first. Even though this automatic chicken coop door opener does not come with a door it is mains power enabled and comes with all the fittings for an exiting door. The cord pulls the door up or lowers it. The problem with a simple pop door is that you have to lock and unlock it manually in the evening and at daylight.

When the door is closed it sits behind the board on the bottom to thwart raccoons and other small predators. The door slides along a channel made by screwing a 1x4 on each side of the door then attaching another piece of 1x4 that s offset one inch from the first piece. This is slightly more difficult to build than the simple coop but it will allow your chickens more space as well as the option of being outside. There are two doors for this plan.