[clug] Off topic : Hackfest? Help or group contact details

[Alex (Maxious) Sadleir]

Perhaps MakeHackVoid? https://makehackvoid.com/

I have seen a rather creative solution to chook access control - a
raspberry Pi controlled pulley that lifts the hut off the ground
http://www.recantha.co.uk/blog/?p=12813
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/chickens-redux/
... and more traditional solutions with an electronic lock
https://www.pololu.com/blog/396/raspberry-pi-controlled-chicken-coop
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/mechanise-your-chickens/

On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 12:31 PM, jhock at iinet.net.au <jhock at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> First of all sorry for this off topic post.
>
> Secondly I seem to remember a few posts on this list about a group,  something like Hackfest, that get together to create electronic solutions to problems.
>
> My problem is that I have a very good, mostly fox proof, lockup for my chooks but I keep forgetting to lock them up at night. My chooks were killed by a fox last Sunday night due to my lack of diligence. I don't want to get more chooks until I can make something that automatically locks the chooks in at night and lets them out in the morning. This would also be useful when I go away for a few days.
>
> I thought that some people on this list may be able to help me by either helping me design an automatic locking and opening system or point me to a group that could help.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> John.
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