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Hey everyone.  I'm new to this forum.  Glad to be here!  I'm an EE and software developer by trade.  I've done some embedded work with various Arduino's and Pi's.  About a year ago started migrating most of my efforts to the ESP-32.  But I enjoy most all platforms.  Most of my efforts are home automation; pool pumps, chicken coops, pump houses, and just random weird ideas.  


   
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@espaviator

Welcome to the forum and thanks for bringing chicken coops back into the limelight where they belong 🙂

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Posted by: @espaviator

Hey everyone.  chicken coops,  random weird ideas.  

 

A while ago my daughter asked for a mechanism to let the hens out, I said "that's too weird for me"

 

Seriously ! ( apart from the weird bit )

It would have got quite complicated involving solar power as well as the mechanics and she lives nearly 200 miles away to make it even less attractive. A divorce from a Horrible Husband solved the problem, he got custody of the hens.

 


   
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@hilldweller 

Was the solar power to be used to ensure that they could only get out in the daylight ?

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@will Now they have Lunar panels to let them out at night.

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@espaviator Welcome to the forum, good to see another esp32 fan.

First computer 1959. Retired from my own computer company 2004.
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Major Languages - Machine language, 360 Macro Assembler, Intel Assembler, PL/I and PL1, Pascal, Basic, C plus numerous job control and scripting languages.
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Posted by: @zander

@will Now they have Lunar panels to let them out at night.

Too many predators at night (daytime too, really :).

 

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@will The chicken run is fenced and electrified on the outside.

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You've heard of hawks, eagles, ... They're rarely discouraged by fences, electrified or not 🙂

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@hilldweller 

Was the solar power to be used to ensure that they could only get out in the daylight ?

 

Damn - there was me with a load of electronics, battery, solar,daylight calculations when all it needed was a solar panel and a solenoid bolt.

 

Mind you, northern England in the winter, sun is like hen's teeth.

 

"Hey mister, we've not been out of this shed for a week".

"You've missed nothing"

 


   
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@will That's why there is a netting over top as well. All the fences and netings have tell tales to try to keep the critters from getting entangled.

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Posted by: @hilldweller
 

Mind you, northern England in the winter, sun is like hen's teeth.

 

Even with a typical chicken IQ they wouldn't want to go out in the rain anyway 🙂

 

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Posted by: @zander

@will That's why there is a netting over top as well. All the fences and netings have tell tales to try to keep the critters from getting entangled.

 

Willkommen im Stalag 18 !

 

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Posted by: @espaviator

Hey everyone.  I'm new to this forum.  Glad to be here!  I'm an EE and software developer by trade.  I've done some embedded work with various Arduino's and Pi's.  About a year ago started migrating most of my efforts to the ESP-32.  But I enjoy most all platforms.  Most of my efforts are home automation; pool pumps, chicken coops, pump houses, and just random weird ideas.  

Welcome to the forum, members just love weird ideas so do post away, eager to read.

Regards

Ron B

 

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