Ian’s Garden Ark Chicken Coop with Solar-Powered Door Opener (VIDEO)

Backyard chickens grazing by The Garden Ark mobile chicken coop

Low power solar panel charges battery to power automatic chicken door

Let the chickens out. Let the chickens back in. Let ’em out. Let ’em in. . . .

Ian wasn’t having it anymore. While he wanted to give his chickens daily access to a larger space outside their coop, he couldn’t stay tied to their schedule. Not every day, anyway.

So being the tech savvy guy he is, Ian dug into his box of spare computer parts, added some components he found online, and fashioned a solution that has simplified his life.

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