​The Coop Concierge system has many features to care for your chickens and make your experience with them all the more enjoyable.  A major feature of the Coop Concierge system is its automated door that control the chicken’s movements in and out of the coop.  Soon after daybreak the automatic door will open letting them into the yard or their pen.  Soon before nightfall (2 years of observation put that time at when the sun is 4 degrees below the horizon), the door closes to keep the chickens inside and the predatory animals at bay.  These door times are based off of the habits of chickens and can be tailored in the settings for each individual chicken coop.  Also, there is a feature for any chickens who forgot to come back in on time; the “Tardy Chicken” function causes the door to open for a short period a set time after the door had closed for the night.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Some other door features include the sensor, double-down, and door manual overrides.  The Sensor feature prevents the door from closing on a chicken in the doorway by sensing if it touches anything.  The Double-down feature causes the door to close twice to rid the doorway of any obstructions such as hay and the manual overrides allow for the door to be opened or closed at the touch of a button.
​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Some Current Features that do not involve the chicken door include the lighting system, in-coop outlets, battery and/or solar capabilities.  The lighting in the coop can be turned on/off by buttons on the main control panel and will automatically turn on when the door is opened and at certain times of day to simulate summertime conditions and cause an increase in egg production (ie “laying light”).  The in-coop outlets can be used for heat lamps, fans, or any other device your chickens may require.  An internal battery can be requested for the Coop concierge that will protect the Coop’s systems in case of power outages or, along with an optional solar panel, can provide power for your chicken coop without the need to run an extension cord.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Developing Features
​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The Coop Concierge is always gaining new features.  Some of the features that are currently being developed are temperature sensing capabilities.  This allow the user to set what they would consider to be dangerously hot or cold temperatures and to have a specific power source activate.  For example, if the temperature were to go above the user set safe preset, a power source with a fan or exhaust system will be activated and that device will turn on.  A similar process would happen if the temperature became too low and a heater or heat lamp’s power source would be turned on.  Look forward to these features in future versions of the Coop Concierge system software.