automated chicken coop door
The automatic door in the chicken nest is a way to solve night predators such as raccoon, Possum and wild cat!
On Amazon, however, a typical automatic door costs more than $200 (
Automatic chicken house door)
And very expensive for many small companies.
Boss of scale chicken.
Some background knowledge of Arduino is required to create this project.
If you have never used Arduino, see these Arduino tutorials for an introduction.
This guide is created in parallel with the guidelines linked below to create an automated circular chicken house.
So let\'s say that your chicken house will have a similar layout, as well as 12 v power/solar panels capable of outputting up to 10 Am ps.
Finally, we are not responsible for any damage/damage that has been brought to you in this dangerous building guide!
Most of the materials in this guide are available from a variety of waste logistics, however, here are some of the components you may have to purchase.
Material purchased: Note: If you can pull the relay from the car, you only need 2 we purchased the rest of the material by going to our local pick n\' pull or dump.
If you can\'t or don\'t have time to find the material you can buy online.
Updated material: We found ours at the local pick n\' pull.
Google search will find a location near you.
Also, there are videos on Youtube to remove the doors on most models!
You can scrap these things from the same car (above).
These can be taken out of the old clothes. This plywood can act as a door.
Any square foot board or metal plate is OK!
It is easier to connect the 5 v, 12 v and ground nodes in the figure using the wire nut in step 2.
Here is a useful video on how to use the wire nut properly.
In the first picture, the 12 v connection can come from a 12 v motorcycle/car battery or from other 12 v power supplies.
No matter which power supply you decide to use, make sure it can provide up to 10 Am ps of current as the starting current of the induction motor can be quite large.
Setting a 10A fuse with the power supply may also help protect the rest of the electronics from potential short circuit. Solder Snap-
Some welding is needed next.
Here is a useful video about welding switches. Since the snap-
The action switch will be placed at the top and bottom of the door stroke, making sure you cut enough wires to run from that position to where the Arduino will be in the chicken house.
Weld a wire to a common opening (NO)
Terminal, packed with tape or shrink (
5 v source will be attached to the other end).
Weld the other wire to the common terminal (C)
Also wrap it with tape.
The process of the top and bottom switches is the same, however, the common pin on the buckle
The switch at the top of the door is connected to the A8 on the Arduino, while the common pin on the bottom management unit-
Switch connection on A14 on Arduino (
See wiring diagram).
Connect clock and L-298 H-
The bridge connects the clock and h-with male/female wires-
Arduino Bridge (
See wiring diagram).
Wiring the relay starting from step 2 is equipped with a harness that can be pushed to the pin on the relay.
If you are using a different single-knife double-throw relay, the third picture above may help you.
Output pins for wire terminals 85 and 86 to L298 H on the relay-
Bridge by screwing them into the board (
Polarity is OK)
Connect center pin (87A)
To the ground node (wire nut).
Connect pin 87 to a 12 v node.
Finally, make sure all exposed wires are insulated with tape around all loose connections!
Download Arduino IdeFirst, download the Arduino IDE of the operating system here: Arduino ide Download Arduino code automatic chicken house door solenoid with solenoid is an optional accessory in this project.
To find out how the solenoid circuit is set up, visit our automatic blur instructions!
There are 4 libraries that need to be imported into this project.
Timelord, DS3231, OneWire, and dallasteperaturehere are useful videos about library installation if you need.
Changing the code the unique part of the code you need to change is highlighted in a given drawing.
The first part is latitude and longitude.
Update these to match the location of the chicken house (
You can find these by hanging over one point on Google Maps).
Next, update the time zone to match your own time zone.
Here is a useful link to calculate our UTC time zone.
Finally, update the setTime and setDate lines in the Arduino code. i. e. rtc. setTime(
Time, minutes, seconds)rtc. setDate(
Day, month, year)1.
Drill a hole at the top of the chicken house door and attach a rope.
Make sure it is horizontal by hanging the rope.
If it tilts too much in any direction, please make a new hole closer to the side hanging below. 2.
Install the chicken house door with slides3.
Install the motor above the door with a rope (
Make sure you have enough space for the door to open completely. 4.
Installation snapshot-
The action switch at the top and bottom of the door we drilled two holes that were aligned with the holes on the switch and fixed with a zipper.
Slide the door up and down the track and make sure to press the switch.
If not, you may need to add some kind of gasket.
We drilled some holes in the plastic lying on the ground, and then put the zipper through the holes. 4.
Make a shelf for the electronics and make sure it\'s not far from the chicken 5.
Put all electronic products into a waterproof container (
We used a transparent Tupperware container and drilled a hole in the side of The Wire). 6.
Make sure your electronics are peck-proof.
We add a hinge box around the battery and in snap-
Action switching makes it harder for them to peck.