sarasquares

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I am having a nightmare with my chickens sleeping in their nest box at night (they fill it up with poop) instead of their roosts so i have had an idea

I need a cat flap on a timer or something so they cant get in the nest box at night but they can in the day to lay eggs.

I have bought a 'pop hole' opener that lets them in and out of their coop, it works on a light sensor but i have to get up about 6am to uncover the nest boxes. I cover them at night to stop them getting in.

Any ideas anyone?

JDM_Stig

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can you get them chipped like pets? there is a cat flap that does just that but works on the microchip, it only allows ur pets in too

sarasquares

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What a good idea

I cant see no reason why you cant get chickens chipped....ohh chicken and chipped


I will have a word with my vet and see what he says

sarasquares

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I have just found this but its expensive

CAT MATE ELITE SUPER SELECTIVE CAT FLAP (305) - Petstuffgalore

AndyC_772

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Here's another: Pet Porte Microchip Cat Flaps | The original Microchip Cat Flap - Model PP0103 | Keeping other cats out

We have one for our two cats, it works a treat - but I'm not sure it's really what you're after...

It has a light sensor which stops the cat going outside when it's dark - so you'd want to install it such that the nest box is "outside".

Trouble is, during daylight hours anything is allowed "out" but only animals with a chip are allowed back "in", ie. out of the nest box. The last thing you'd want is an un-chipped fox getting inside and being trapped...

SwissTony

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From Anne Summers

FlightMan

Shouldn't this be in DIY?

J4CKO

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FFS once its chipped, remember to find the chip if you decide to have it for dinner at some point.