This video shows the installation process of an automatic chicken coop door at our homestead. We walk through setup, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Caring for chickens can be fun and rewarding, but anyone with a couple of hens knows that it also ...

We had a problem with wild birds such as Ibis and crows entering our chicken pen and stealing feed and eggs! I hope the installation of Chicken Guard's automatic chicken door will help to solve the ...

Caring for chickens is not exactly hard, but it’s not easy either. To keep your feathered friends happy and healthy — and avoid bad behavior and bullying among your flock — you’ll want to let your ...

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.

Chickens can be useful critters to have on an urban homestead, seeing as how they're almost like little egg-making machines that run on food scraps. OK, that's a bit of a stretch, as keeping chickens ...

Keeping chickens in predator-prone areas demands serious fortifications, but even the most robust coop can become a hassle without automation. That’s where [lcamtuf] steps in with his Chicken Squisher ...

The best gadget of the year is neither phone nor laptop nor smartwatch nor headphones. It’s not even something most people need. It is, instead, an automatic chicken door, a simple piece of tech that ...