Building another automated coop door
Building an Automated Chicken Coop Door [In December, we added some more turkeys to the flock, so now 5 turkeys. They were kept in the hoop coop for a while, primarily to keep the rest of the flock out of the higher protein feed the turkeys were getting. Once released into the flock, they did […]
POE Camera
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]The type camera I’m using in my chicken coop is the Amcrest 1080P. Pan Tilt and Zoom, as well as two way audio. POE cameras use a single ethernet cable from a POE switch or router, saving the need to run an additional cable for power. Pretty useful in those areas where running power […]
Automatic Chicken Door – Update
[vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Automatic Chicken Door”][vc_column_text]The first version of the automatic chicken door worked pretty well. It was certainly an interim version as it was operated simply by timers, and did not allow for any control relative to daylight and dark, nor did it have any remote control ability either. As the mornings got […]
Video Camera Setup
Equipment: POE (Power Over Ethernet) Switch, in this case a 5 port switch that supports 4 cameras and an uplink to your router. Order one of these: Outdoor POE Dome Camera with Pan, Tilt, Zoom Order two of these: Cable Crimper, Cable Connectors, Tester Kit Order one of these: Cat5e Cable, 250 Feet, roll. Order […]
Automation of the Chicken Door – Arduino Starter Kit
So early in January, the automation of the chicken door started and the Arduino starter kit came in….a good way to start of 2018. It seemed to me that using a microprocessor like the Arduino would be a good place to start, because it could process several factors in the process of the door opening. […]
Automation to the Homestead
[vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false”][vc_column][vc_column_text]So a number of ideas have been working their way through my thought processes. One is the morning and evening routine of opening and closing the chicken coop door. So an automatic door is on the list. The start of this project will be using a couple of timers and switches, but some […]