The plastic cutting board never sticks or swells, as a wood door might, and the included timer activates the motor twice a day. The small motor lifts a guillotine-style door the door is actually a common white plastic kitchen cutting board sliding in u-channel guides. Sue Chidester of Whidbey Island, Wash., wins second prize for her husband’s simply-designed door closer using an Add-A-Motor D20 motor specifically designed for closing coop doors. “The door system is not prone to electrical outages and it automatically self-adjusts for Daylight Savings Time,” says Olthafer. This elegant non-motorized design uses the chickens’ own weight and a counterbalanced bucket of sand or earth to open and close the door. We all fell in love with the immensely clever – if slight Rube Goldberg-esque – design (pictured above). Our creative readers sent in their automatic chicken coop door ideas it was a difficult decision but we have chosen our contest winners! The top three entries will be rewarded the top prize receiving a Brinsea Octagon 20 Eco incubator.įirst place goes to John Olthafer of Platteville, Wis., who can claim his Brinsea Octagon 20 Eco Incubator. MOTHER EARTH NEWS is pleased to announce the winners of our Automatic Coop Door contest. This interesting design is the winner of our contest! The inventive system requires a simple mechanism and a counterweight which are connected to the roost, making the chickens' weight do the work. Home Organization News, Blog, & Articles.Energy Efficiency News, Blog, & Articles.
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