I'm planning to automate our chicken coop so that we can lock the hens up at night without being there. A couple of questions: I have to close a wooden gate, maybe weighs 5-8 kgs or so. What kind of actuator would I use? I was planning to count the comings and goings of the hens by having them bre…

Chicken coop automation

system August 12, 2011, 12:46pm 3

Car's windscreen wiper motor should suit for that just fine and should be easy to get.

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