[Fileark] has been busy with the hacks lately. This time around he’s built a solar-powered chicken coop door that opens in the morning, and closes at night. A single motor slides the door open ...

Of course, this introduces a number of potential issues, including waking up at the crack of dawn. As the sun rises in the ...

A Press Democrat reporter and backyard chicken ... to $6 per chick Coop: $400 to $1,500 Run: $300 to $800 Supplies (water fountain, feeder, heat lamps): $200 Automatic coop door (OK, a luxury ...