{"id":6560,"date":"2014-01-07T20:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T04:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davenaves.com\/blog\/?p=6560"},"modified":"2025-07-18T11:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T18:19:12","slug":"arduino-chicken-coop-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davenaves.com\/blog\/interests-projects\/chickens\/arduino-chicken-coop-controller\/","title":{"rendered":"Arduino Chicken Coop Controller"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicken Coop Arduino Controller<\/h3>\n

When I started my chicken coop, I knew I wanted it to be technically advanced, but I didn’t really want it to *look* too high tech, and not too “country” either. So I just went for it and I’m pretty happy with the results. Being the chicken nerd I am, I loved every phase of combining technology with building a chicken coop and raising chickens. (I actually don’t think I’ll ever want to stop adding to it b\/c it’s just too fun) I mean, why shouldn’t technology keep them safer, more comfortable, and healthier? Ok, and why shouldn’t *I* have more fun with it? =)<\/p>\n

What was the most important part for me (like most of us chicken owners) is keeping the chickens safe, especially at night. So for the automation part, it was all about the door<\/a><\/strong>. Predators are strong, sneaky and relentless critters, so you have to really get this door part right. After a while, you realize that one of the biggest pains is opening and closing the door every morning and evening. We chicken owners can’t go out to dinner without worrying whether or not a raccoon or a fox has been eyeballing them all day, waiting for the sun to go down to get into the coop to have *their* dinner. I also installed a chicken cam<\/a><\/strong> for a little added comfort.<\/p>\n

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Arduino Chicken Coop Controller (labelled)<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t