ChickenGuard© Premium
Essential Info
- A Family Run U.K. Business.
- Established in 2009.
- Tried and Tested Designs.
- An Easy-to-Use Website.
- Over 50'000 U.K. Customers.
- ... and We Keep Chickens Too!
ChickenGuard© Premium

Tried and tested by over 40,000 users worldwide the British Made range of ChickenGuard Door openers work perfectly with our range of Devon Hen Houses or with any coops that have a pop hole (up/down sliding) door. The difference between the ChickenGuard© Premium and ChickenGuard© Standard is that the Premium comes with both a Timer and a Light Sensor which gives you the ultimate in flexibility for controlling the pop-hole door.
It's easy to setup too. The ChickenGuard© Premium simply mounts on the front of your Devon Hen House above the pop hole door.
You can set the timer to open or close at a set time or allow the light sensor to do this for you. You also have the option of manually opening or closing the door at any time of day with a simple press of the button. This door opener comes with a full 3-year warranty.
Feature Summary:
Opens and closes using the timer and/or light (LUX) sensor.
Easily adjust the light sensitivity of the light sensor.
Manually open & close the pop hole with a simple press of the button.
Fully featured LCD display for ease of use.
Powered by 4 x AA batteries (included) or electric powered via USB (not included).
Low battery warning.
Comes with a full 3-year warranty.
All in one design.
Long battery life.
No complicated wiring or cabling.
Low maintenance.
No minimum or maximum door heights.
1kg/2.2lb door lifting capability.
Delivery Options
There are two delivery options available at checkout for large items (coops and runs).
Standard Delivery (£14.95): Orders are usually delivered within 4 to 7 working days.
Express Delivery (£17.95): Orders are usually delivered within 2 to 4 working days*.
Small Items (£4.95): Like accessories are usually delivered by the Royal Mail within 3 to 5 working days.
Important Points
* Deliveries are typically made Monday to Friday between 8.00am - 6.30pm.
* All Express Delivery orders placed after 12 pm Monday to Friday will be dispatched the next working day.
* Working days are: Monday to Friday (and don't include public holidays or weekends)
* You do not need to be in to accept delivery. The courier driver will leave your order near your front door or in a safe location.
* If you would like your order to be left in a specific location please contact us before your order is dispatched.
* Small items ordered separately like hutch covers and run covers are typically sent via Royal Mail.
Where can we deliver to?
Orders can be delivered anywhere in mainland England, Wales, and most areas in the lowlands of Scotland. If you live outside these areas we then, unfortunately, cannot deliver our products to you. This includes the Channel Islands and Northern Ireland (IM, GY, JE, BT)
Like most online companies we rely on (3rd party) courier companies to deliver all our orders around the country. As much as we would love to get our products in the hands of as many people as possible the cost of getting our coops to anyone who lives outside mainland England and Wales is prohibitive - sometimes more than the actual cost of the product!
Delivery to Scotland
We can deliver to most lowland areas in Scotland. These include the following postcodes: DD1-7 , DG , EH , FK1-6 , G , KA1-26 , KA29-30 , KY , ML , PA1-19 , PH1-2, TD
If you live outside these areas then unfortunately, we are unable to offer delivery due to the high extra charges levied by the courier companies we use. You are welcome to arrange your own courier to collect from us, or we can deliver the items to a courier up north for onward journey to you.
Delivery to the Isle of Wight
The courier company that we use can deliver to the Isle of Wight. However, there is a delivery surcharge of £30 per order.
1. Can the door opener be used with the Devon Run attached?
Yes, the door opener can be attached to the Devon with the Runs.
You just need to make sure it is positioned as high as the wooden support for the apex allows, around the air vent areas.
The unit covering part of the air slits isn't going to have an effect on ventilation due to the large sliding vent on the other side.
Chickenguard's door openers are used across a whole range of chicken coops so their instructions are a general guideline.
There doesn't strictly have to be 3-4 inches of space. It works perfectly if you reduce the height to around 1inch and this then allows for the door to open fine.
Make sure that the little hole and string are exactly in the middle directly above the hook or screw you secure the line too. This will mean positioning the unit slightly off centre.
You should then be left with around 24 -26 cm for your chickens to enter and exit which is enough height for them to get in and out without issue.
Tried and tested by over 40,000 users worldwide the British Made range of ChickenGuard Door openers work perfectly with our range of Devon Hen Houses or with any coops that have a pop hole (up/down sliding) door. The difference between the ChickenGuard© Premium and ChickenGuard© Standard is that the Premium comes with both a Timer and a Light Sensor which gives you the ultimate in flexibility for controlling the pop-hole door.
It's easy to setup too. The ChickenGuard© Premium simply mounts on the front of your Devon Hen House above the pop hole door.
You can set the timer to open or close at a set time or allow the light sensor to do this for you. You also have the option of manually opening or closing the door at any time of day with a simple press of the button. This door opener comes with a full 3-year warranty.
Feature Summary:
Opens and closes using the timer and/or light (LUX) sensor.
Easily adjust the light sensitivity of the light sensor.
Manually open & close the pop hole with a simple press of the button.
Fully featured LCD display for ease of use.
Powered by 4 x AA batteries (included) or electric powered via USB (not included).
Low battery warning.
Comes with a full 3-year warranty.
All in one design.
Long battery life.
No complicated wiring or cabling.
Low maintenance.
No minimum or maximum door heights.
1kg/2.2lb door lifting capability.
Delivery Options
There are two delivery options available at checkout for large items (coops and runs).
Standard Delivery (£14.95): Orders are usually delivered within 4 to 7 working days.
Express Delivery (£17.95): Orders are usually delivered within 2 to 4 working days*.
Small Items (£4.95): Like accessories are usually delivered by the Royal Mail within 3 to 5 working days.
Important Points
* Deliveries are typically made Monday to Friday between 8.00am - 6.30pm.
* All Express Delivery orders placed after 12 pm Monday to Friday will be dispatched the next working day.
* Working days are: Monday to Friday (and don't include public holidays or weekends)
* You do not need to be in to accept delivery. The courier driver will leave your order near your front door or in a safe location.
* If you would like your order to be left in a specific location please contact us before your order is dispatched.
* Small items ordered separately like hutch covers and run covers are typically sent via Royal Mail.
Where can we deliver to?
Orders can be delivered anywhere in mainland England, Wales, and most areas in the lowlands of Scotland. If you live outside these areas we then, unfortunately, cannot deliver our products to you. This includes the Channel Islands and Northern Ireland (IM, GY, JE, BT)
Like most online companies we rely on (3rd party) courier companies to deliver all our orders around the country. As much as we would love to get our products in the hands of as many people as possible the cost of getting our coops to anyone who lives outside mainland England and Wales is prohibitive - sometimes more than the actual cost of the product!
Delivery to Scotland
We can deliver to most lowland areas in Scotland. These include the following postcodes: DD1-7 , DG , EH , FK1-6 , G , KA1-26 , KA29-30 , KY , ML , PA1-19 , PH1-2, TD
If you live outside these areas then unfortunately, we are unable to offer delivery due to the high extra charges levied by the courier companies we use. You are welcome to arrange your own courier to collect from us, or we can deliver the items to a courier up north for onward journey to you.
Delivery to the Isle of Wight
The courier company that we use can deliver to the Isle of Wight. However, there is a delivery surcharge of £30 per order.
1. Can the door opener be used with the Devon Run attached?
Yes, the door opener can be attached to the Devon with the Runs.
You just need to make sure it is positioned as high as the wooden support for the apex allows, around the air vent areas.
The unit covering part of the air slits isn't going to have an effect on ventilation due to the large sliding vent on the other side.
Chickenguard's door openers are used across a whole range of chicken coops so their instructions are a general guideline.
There doesn't strictly have to be 3-4 inches of space. It works perfectly if you reduce the height to around 1inch and this then allows for the door to open fine.
Make sure that the little hole and string are exactly in the middle directly above the hook or screw you secure the line too. This will mean positioning the unit slightly off centre.
You should then be left with around 24 -26 cm for your chickens to enter and exit which is enough height for them to get in and out without issue.