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Plastic hen housing and auto door openers

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Hiawatha64 · 05/03/2018 09:08

We need to relocate our 4 girls so looking for a plastic house (Solway/Green frog/Arkus) with an automatic door opener.
Anyone any experience of this? ...Advice?

(Currently have Eglu but cannot automate door 😯😠)

Thanks

OP posts:
newmumwithquestions · 07/03/2018 09:23

We’ve got a green frog with an auto opener.

It opens perfectly. But doesn’t always close properly so I always go out and check the girls anyway. I go out to remove food at night anyway so it’s not a bother to check them but I don’t think it’s something you can be 100% sure on.
The reason it doesn’t always close is that sometimes they kick some of their bedding into the doorway, or sometimes it seems just to stick. The plastic slightly flexes if it’s not perfectly level and I think that causes the door to stick sometimes.

Gem2006 · 09/05/2018 18:44

I’ve just ordered a green frog lodge today, I read loads of reviews and decided they ticked all my boxes. Did you get one? I’d love to know what you think of it.

henhausfrau · 18/05/2018 21:50

We have a Green Frog. It's great - dead easy to clean, never had red mite. The automatic door works a treat. Only issue is if they kick sawdust into the door gap.

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