Appreciation post: Went with the automatic coop door after 3 months of waking up at 5am

I was stuck between a simple manual latch door and a solar automatic one for my backyard coop. Finally dropped $80 on the auto door from a local farm supply in Walla Walla. Best decision I made this year, my girls are safer from predators and I get to sleep in. Has anyone else made the switch and had trouble with the sensor in heavy snow?

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mitchell.wade17d ago

Snow usually messes with those sensors, just wipe the dome off and you'll be fine.

thomas_scott17d ago

Wipe the dome off and you'll be fine" says @mitchell.wade like my neighbor just needs to grab a rag and go outside in a blizzard. Sure, let me just stand there in 6 inches of snow with a microfiber cloth while my fingers freeze off. Great advice if you live somewhere that snow is just a suggestion, not a 3 foot deep reality.