Best Nest Box Perch Popper | Automatic Perch Opener

[@yvonne1400]

I'm excited to see you move the chickens in. I see however you'll need to clean that popper often.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

I'll be ordering them soon hopefully in January. I'll have to see when their hatch dates are.

[@danno1800]

Very good instructions! Thanks - much appreciated...

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Glad it was helpful!

[@markprescott2011]

Another great video Pete. Bought one before the video was over.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Awesome thank you 👍

[@markprescott2011]

@@petebeasttexashomesteading I would like to send you a picture of my new mobile coop.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

@@markprescott2011 Awesome, if you're on a desk top, you can find my email on my channels about page. For some reason my email won't show up if you're on a cell phone.

[@markprescott2011]

@@petebeasttexashomesteading sent it to you on Facebook Messenger

[@memesjenkins2104]

getting one. if my girls ever use box. they have a favorite corner. obviously the hard one to get to. gonna try hay and a ceramic egg. fingers crossed

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

👍

[@memesjenkins2104]

Update: hay worked, got my first egg in the box : ) really glad i didn't have to get a ceramic egg

[@neildriedger637]

GREAT video,loved it Pete!!!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks 👍

[@samuelmarlow4050]

It the perch popper a countdown timer from when you close it? Or will open a the same time everyday? If I collect my eggs at different times during the week wit it open at random times from when I closed it?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

I'm pretty sure it's a countdown from when you put the perch up after getting the eggs. I noticed that when I put the perch up, the light would blink a few times so I'm assuming that will start the count down.

[@joshpepper902]

I just found your video, thanks for the great quality. Have you found the sound of the popper to be a problem? I just received mine, but am having second thoughts after seeing comments about the sound.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Chickens will eventually get used to it like any other noise or you might try to place some type of rubber stopper to reduce the noise.

[@wayneleamon3186]

Pete, when it is all said and done and the dust settles. You're going to have the Cadillac of chicken coops. I like that perch popper but not the price. I'll be watching to see how it works for you.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Yeah it's a bit pricey but I was impressed that it was made of solid aluminum and not plastic.

[@ritabrunetti381]

Great gadget!!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

yes and I won't have to get up early to open the nesting box manually 🙂

[@tannenbaumgirl3100]

They only thing I can think of, it's going to scare the daylights out of the birds when it slams down in the middle of the night....add some type of absorber, as in a pc of rubber onto the plate. Last thing you want is to imprint onto the chickens that the nest boxes are potentially "hostile."

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

I'll start the process a few weeks before their egg laying age so they'll get used to the sound.

[@brucealvarez9263]

Not a bad idea. Keep in mind that the perch will be dropping in the middle of the night when the birds are asleep so I doubt they will associate the sound with the nest boxes.

[@tannenbaumgirl3100]

@@brucealvarez9263 Thats even worse..heart attack...!

[@bucky1996]

That abrupt sound at any point can't be good or "gotten use to". I bet some bright individual will come up with a really good "fix"! I bet the creative wheels are turning. Good luck!

[@charlescoker7752]

Is it magnet? That holds the perch up?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Yes and the batteries will release it at the programmed time.

[@ChrisandJessaKay]

Will this fit on the Yuneek Nest Boxes?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

I'm not sure but probably not 😕

[@2007KB]

Nice!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thanks!

[@Deltonagardens]

I dont have one in front of me to confirm but I think they should have used a spacer made from a silicone/pvc washer so the two sheet metal pieces dont have so much friction and the bolt can be tighter without rubbing...

[@HOGOLF1]

where can i buy this perch popper?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

There's a link in the description under the video

[@AztecWarrior69_69]

looks ok but what is you DON'T collect in the evenings. That all this is good for. If you collect in the morning or ANY time before sunset this is of no use.

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

Your hens are going to die of fright when that popper let's the bar drop in the middle of the night! Better make it early morning wake up time or insulate something to dampen the sound or you'll have no eggs!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

I'll start the process a few weeks before their egg laying age starts so they'll get used to the sound.

[@Cathy_MidwestHome_Hens]

That seems unnecessary. We have no issues with our hens hanging out in their nest boxes after laying.

[@herrprepper2070]

Overkill

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Maybe for you but most people don't like getting up that early to open the nesting box.

[@brucealvarez9263]

It really depends on your birds. The roosts in my coop are 4' high, the nest box at 18" so the girls tend not to sleep in the nest boxes ... unless they are broody (in which case they get banished to the broody buster, I have no rooster). BUT I've seen other channels where the birds do sleep in the nest boxes so something had to be done. This would be a good solution for them.

[@dash4191]

This is stupid and laziness

[@TheJForbes24]

more like efficient and smart