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FlockGate

FlockGate™automatic chicken coop door

$129.99

  • Never lose another bird to predators
  • Proven reliable through real winters
  • Outlasts the doors you keep replacing
  • Sleep in past dawn every single morning

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  • Mount the aluminum frame to your existing coop opening with the four included screws (screwdriver only, no electrician).
  • Drop in three AA batteries and the LCD lights up for first-time programming.
  • Set your open and close times on the 24-hour clock — adjust by ten minutes any time the sun shifts.
  • The pressure-sensing reverse engages every closing cycle; if a hen is underneath, it stops within 0.5 seconds and retries after a brief pause.
  • Use the manual override button any time you want to open or close the door yourself without reprogramming.
  • Check the battery icon every six months; replacement takes under a minute with no tools.
  • FlockGate aluminum slider door with motor housing
  • 24-hour LCD timer control panel with manual override button
  • Three AA alkaline batteries (pre-installed for testing)
  • Mounting hardware kit: four stainless screws plus wall anchors
  • Quick-start card with timer programming walkthrough
  • Owner's manual with install diagrams and seasonal adjustment chart

We offer free shipping on orders over $150. Once your order is dispatched, the estimated delivery time is 5 to 12 business days depending on your location — tracking is emailed as soon as it ships.

Changed your mind? You can return your product within 90 days of delivery for a refund — see our Returns page for the full policy.

Built From The Failures Of Every Cheap Coop Door Before It

Pressure-Sensing Auto-Reverse

Closing motor reads resistance every cycle. If a hen is in the threshold, the door stops within 0.5 seconds and retries.

Powder-Coated Aluminum Slider

Aluminum frame, not plastic. Vertical slide means a raccoon cannot pry the bottom edge once the door is fully seated.

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AA Batteries, No Outlet Needed

Three AAs run the motor and clock for six to nine months. No extension cord across the lawn, no solar panel that quits in cloudy weeks.

IP45 Splash-Resistant Housing

Motor housing shrugs off rain, sleet, and hose-down cleanings. IP45 means splash-resistant on every face for real backyard storms.

Frequently Asked Questions

About ten minutes for most rack-type coops, with a screwdriver. The frame uses four screws into wood or pre-drilled metal. No wiring, no electrician. The longest part is reading the timer card before you set your first open and close times.

Yes. FlockGate has a physical LCD panel and three buttons — that is the entire interface. No app, no router, no account. You set open and close times once and the timer holds them through battery swaps. Manual override is a single button press.

The pressure-sensing motor reads resistance and stops within 0.5 seconds. The door pauses, retries after a brief wait, and only fully closes when the threshold is clear. This is the safety story behind the horror reviews of cheap timer-only doors.

Yes. Aluminum frame and IP45 housing rated for splash and rain on every face. Tested through a full Vermont winter with zero jams, no gear failures on ice or in deep cold.

Roughly six to nine months on three alkaline AAs under one open and one close cycle per day. Lithium AAs stretch that closer to twelve months and handle freezing temperatures better. The LCD shows a low-battery icon weeks before the motor cuts out.

Cheap timer doors average four to six months before the motor or sensor fails, often mid-winter when it matters most. FlockGate's aluminum slider and pressure-reverse are built for the failures those reviews describe, not just the sunny days.

Yes. The 24-hour timer is reprogrammable in one-minute increments. Most keepers nudge the open time five to ten minutes earlier each spring and the close time later each fall. Settings hold through battery changes, so you never start from scratch.

Press the manual override button on the LCD panel. The door opens or closes and the next scheduled cycle still runs on the original timer. You never have to reprogram the clock to let a late bird in or close up early before a storm.

Yes — and this is documented across years of BackYardChickens threads. Pulley-style premium doors (a common $160–200 brand) get lifted by raccoons after a year or two of nightly contact; raccoons are ingenious and work the mechanism until they figure it out. FlockGate uses a vertical aluminum slider instead of a pulley pull-up. Once the door is fully seated in the powder-coated aluminum frame, the bottom edge offers nothing to grip and no cord to pull. Tested through documented raccoon traffic in a Vermont coop with zero lifts in six months. The chassis is the differentiator, not just the motor.

The FlockGate automatic chicken door kit includes the aluminum slider door with motor housing, an LCD timer panel with manual override button, three AA alkaline batteries, four stainless screws with wall anchors, a quick-start card and an owner's manual.

FlockGate, an automatic chicken coop door, follows open and close times set on its LCD timer, and a manual override button moves the door on demand. The motor senses resistance while closing and reverses if something is in the threshold.
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FlockGate: An Automatic Chicken Coop Door for Backyard Flocks

FlockGate is an automatic chicken coop door for backyard keepers who want the coop opened and closed on a set schedule. It slides vertically in a powder-coated aluminum frame and runs on three AA batteries, so no outlet or extension cord is needed.

As an automatic chicken coop door opener, it pairs an LCD panel and clock with a manual override button. The closing motor senses resistance and reverses if a hen is in the threshold. This automatic chicken door mounts to an existing chicken coop door opening with four stainless screws and wall anchors.

Open and close times can be reset in small steps as daylight changes through the seasons. The kit includes:

  • Aluminum slider door with motor housing
  • LCD timer panel with override button
  • Three AA alkaline batteries
  • Quick-start card and owner's manual

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