How To Build A Horizonal Sliding Door For Chicken Coop

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How to build a horizonal sliding door for chicken coop. It serves its purpose but we recently had to replace the people size door and there s a leak in the roof that needs to be fixed. Chicken coop sliding door the shed that houses my chickens is quite old. The old hinged door opened up to the inside. Even with a foot of straw bedding on the floor it s still easy to slide the door and if the ducks are bedded down by the door it disturbs them far less than a swinging door would.

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. It s been 4 years now since i built this chicken coop door and it s still going strong. If i replaced the existing door with a sliding door that problem would be solved. Far easier to just slide a door along the wall than pull it open.

Standard door door size 9 x 13 mounting area 12 x 32 179 00. We have found issues with different kinds of doors shavings dirt and dust ge. You can also purchase parts and priority shipping below. We know that chickens are animals that love routine.

Simple automatic chicken coop door. Making a diy automatic chicken coop door especially if you work makes taking care of your hens so much easier. They definitely know when to come in at night and come out early in the morning to go on about their pecking and bug hunting.