automatic chicken coop opener

does anyone own one of these and do they work? any recommendations where to get one?  i need to come up with a chicken welfare back up plan as i'm away next weekend and no one is available to shut the little devils in a night.  any suggestions?

that sounds great, but don't think marrying an engineer is an option at the moment!  and my diy skills aren't much to be envied!

Hi Deano.

These people do them...

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as do these...

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No idea if they're any good but there are a couple of members who use them.

Rob  

They are ok but I must warn you.  I have had four breaks in the line.  Partly my fault because of a poorly positioned opener. The door closes when the line is broken.  I still check my girls morning and night even though I have an opener.


P&RH

                         Mine is a winner can not remember who i got it from but it was a link off this site about 12 months ago . As i work shifts it helps me out alot!!. About £120

I will have the same problem when my sister gets married at the other side of the country.  I have a friend who will come and check on them, feed them and eat the eggs but as she has young children I don't think i can ask her to come and let them out first thing in the morning and put them away again at night.  I'm wondering if, as I live in suburbia and the run is fenced in if I could leave their pop hole open.  I know I won't have any cat problems cos they've already scared them all off!  Do you think they would be okay.  I would be going on the friday afternoon and returning sunday morning.  May just have to bribe friend with lots of eggs in the next few months.........