I've had my chicken coop for more than 2 years now. For the most part, it has been working great. I can easily leave the chickens for a week, no matter the season, and not worry. In this post, I'll detail some of the things…
Winter has finally arrived, and in full force! With temperatures already down to 0˚F, some things have worked well and some things haven't. The chicken are now about 15 weeks old, so they've transitioned from the starter crumple feed to the adult pellets. And as…
This post details the software for the ESP8266 controller. See the previous post for a rundown on the hardware. Here's the high-level stack: And functionality: I won't go into the code here, that's best looked at via the bitbucket link above. Instead, I just cover…
This post details the hardware used in the coop for running the door, lights, etc. and how it's wired up. See previous post about physical structure. Having prior experience with Arduino, the ESP-12F in particular, that is the "brains" of the operation. It has ample…