Coop Siding Pop Door

We are doing the finishing touches on our new chicken coop and wanted to share our new pop door build.

Coop siding pop door.

Align the trims to the door panel and insert 1 1 4 screws to lock them into place tightly. The idea is to use the combined weight of the chickens as they climb onto the roosting bar to sleep at night to pull the cables and pulleys and pop the door open. For the door itself i used some poster board to free hand a egg shape that was of suitable size for the door. The area where the door swings need to be set back enough to keep the door from moving left and right and the door needs to be able to overlap enough to allow the door to completely cover the opening.

Build the small side door from t1 11 siding and 1 4 lumber. I then traced it into place on the chicken coop siding and used a jig saw to cut out the opening. Once we had your hole i screwed in 2 2x4 s on each side of the framing for each side of the door on the inside of the coop. The board under the opening should also be slightly sloped into the coop so that material doesnt build up and block the door.

Simply attach the premium automatic chicken coop pop door opener door kit combo to your coop connect the cord to the door and that s all. Fresh air will be slowly sucked in through these small gaps as the spoiled air exits the ventilation near the roof. Unless you re a precision carpenter there will be slender gaps between the pieces of siding the hatch to the nest box the pop door and any people doors. You can also make a diy automatic chicken coop door and instead of using electricity or batteries use the chickens themselves.

This coop called the craftsman has an 18 foot by 8 foot footprint and features a functional cupola complete with a weather vane a dutch door board and batten siding reclaimed windows and a chandelier for the ladies inside. As it shifts to a lighter weight the door closes. This chickenguard automatic model comes with a door lifting capacity of up to 2 2 pounds and can fit most standard chicken door heights. Hopefully this will give you a few ideas of your own.