Poultry in Motion Automata

An automata chicken coop inspired by than of Lisa Slater of the UK. I had been asked about making an automata that could be hung on the wall and operated and when I came across Lisa’s stable on the CMT site, I had to make my own version. The four chickens dance for visitors to the hen house. Opening the nest box doors you can see the simple mechanisms and a few misplaced eggs.