Customer Reviews

I have had chickens for the last 10 years or so and done pretty well predator proofing with 6ft chain link and rat wire around the bottom so nothing can reach in well 3 weeks ago 3 racoons kept lingering around the run so I decided to ad another layer of protection for small preditors . So glad I made the purchase I love knowing there locked up and safe. Very easy to set up direction couldn't be easier. It works very well I have it set to close 30 mins after sun set and open 30 mins after sunrise

I bought this door with the attachment kit for my Eglu Cube Mk I. Install went great. I live in Texas so my chickens like to stick their heads out of the door at night for some fresh air, and the blockage sensor works perfectly.. so much so that it is too gentle to encourage them to stop doing that. I don’t want to murder them, but if it could just .. strangle them a little, that would be better. As is, sometimes the ladies will just sit there and get smacked by the door three or four times until the door gives up and stays open and I have to manually remove the birds. Thankfully, they’ve mostly learned not to do this anymore. I just wish the door would offer a setting so I can specify how many times I’d like it to retry closing until it gives up. If I want it to keep trying until the battery dies, I should be able to specify that and it should do it. This is basically the crux of my problem with the door, the control box sucks. My main issue with the control box is that when you’re operating on light sensing mode, when it reaches the desired light there is a 20 minute delay before it actually opens by default. It is programmed in such that you cannot change it. There is a delay function you can use which will ADD TIME to the already too long 20 minutes, but you cannot reduce it below that. I understand why they did this. It’s because they want to be sure that the light being perceived by the sensor is true and not just an anomaly such as a torch/flashlight so it doesn’t accidentally open in the middle of the night. I get that, but instituting a 20 minute delay that is impossible to alter is an absolutely boneheaded decision. 5 minutes would’ve been enough. 2 minutes probably would’ve been enough. If you absolutely must protect customers from their own stupidity, which I also understand, make it a function you can change but put it behind a “Are you sure?” and then an “Are you REALLY sure?” prompt. To make an arbitrary and very long mandatory waiting period like this which is hard coded into the unit is just terrible design, period. I like everything else about the door, but I wish they would give me the freedom to use the door I bought the way I want to. In the programming instructions it talks about setting the door to open at dawn. That cannot be done ever. You know why? Because 20 minutes after the sensor first detects a light level over 1 is NO LONGER DAWN. I gave this 2 stars because I like the actual door itself so much in spite of the awful programming. Truly, the programming alone deserves 1 star, but I just love the rest of it so much I had to give it another. It could be so great, but it isn’t. Why, Omlet?

Brilliant equipment. I used it in a not standard way. But the components are very veryutile and lend the mark as to be reconfigured for special needs. I was however very frustrated with thr instruction booklet. And if I was to fault anything i Would say this needs to made easier to follow.

I have bought so many beds for my cat Bert, and he never used them (maybe one or twice) then nothing. So I was convinced I was throwing money away again buying this. How wrong was I he is on it everyday he absolutely loves it, he looks so comfortable when he is on it, I’m a happy mama.

Glad I bought it. I wish the set up directions had more warnings for people like me who aren't planning people. working great for us and lightweight so I feel comfortable we can move if we need to. thank you!

I bought few clear and green covers I am so frustrated because for a chicken run the covers should be longer then just 3m. Even if you cover the top and it rains the rain gets in anyways because the cover is not long enough to cover the sides. Those rains covers are design more for a rabbit runs not a chicken runs. For that price it should be long enough to cover the run from one end to the other!

We have now extended from a 2x2x3 to a 2x3x4. Also bought the cube and now looking at the gutter coverings. Easy to assemble as long as you follow the guide. This in its self was very easy to follow. Looks like you have lots of screws ect.... but very simple. Yes it might look a bit pricey, but you will have saved loads for the future, have peace of mind and know Mr fox aint getting your birds! You cant put a price on safety and good quality. Now my girls are ready incase we have a flock down, and have a good size enclosure and warm snug house.

It wasn’t love at first sight for my 17 year old. It took a week or so for her to get interested. But she’s definitely in love now. This is a wonderful product-exceptionally cushioned and supportive. And the colors are fabulous!

I'll ONLY buy from Omlet. This is such a great set up!

This has automated a twice a day chore reliably; so awesome. After two years of chicken dust and weather, it works as well as it did day one. I recommend it to anyone looking to automate letting out the chickens and shutting the coop at night.