Mother Hen™ is a cloud-connected coop monitoring system that watches the automatic chicken door you already own, every opening that matters — doors, windows, nest box lids, hatches, run gates — and coop temperature — and makes sure you know the moment something goes wrong.
| Feature | Generic Auto-Door | Smart Coop Apps | Mother Hen™ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works with the door you already own | — (is the door) | ✗ Proprietary | ✓ Monitor-only; attaches to your existing auto door |
| Monitors every opening that matters | ✗ Chicken door only | ✗ Chicken door only | ✓ Add BTS-MP1 sensors as needed |
| Coop temperature monitoring | ✗ | ✗ Usually not | ✓ Built into every BTS-MP1 |
| Triple-redundant alerts | ✗ 1 method (app) | ✗ 1–2 methods | ✓ Local indicator + Egg + SMS |
| Cellular built-in | ✗ Wi-Fi or nothing | ✗ Wi-Fi or add-on | ✓ Cellular-only at launch — no home Wi-Fi at the coop |
| AWS cloud brain | ✗ Local logic | ✗ Limited cloud | ✓ Sunrise math, alerts, history — all in AWS |
| Transparent service pricing | — | ✗ Monthly fees | ✓ $399 kit with first year included, then $99/year |
| Extreme climate rated | ✗ Varies | ✗ Varies | ✓ -20°C to +45°C at the coop |
Mother Hen™ is a monitor-only coop system that watches the automatic chicken door you already own, every opening that matters — doors, windows, nest box lids, hatches, run gates — and coop temperature — and delivers alerts over three independent paths so failures aren’t silent.
Unique Origin: Born after a real predator attack wiped out a friend’s flock in Tennessee. Not designed in a lab — designed to prevent the next tragedy.
Unique Proof: Right now, test Eggs in England, Belgium, and Israel receive live alerts from a coop in Tennessee. You get the same — whether you’re in Tokyo, Toronto, or Timbuktu.
Unique Guarantee: If the cellular link drops, power flickers, or a raccoon jams the door — you will know. Local indicator. The Egg. SMS. No exceptions.
Unique Architecture: Amazon Web Services (AWS) does the thinking (sunrise math, alert logic, data trends). Hardware just listens and shouts. Smart where it matters. Simple where it counts.
“My Egg is in London. My coop is in Tennessee. At 3 AM, I got the squawk and the text. Fixed it from 4,000 miles away.”
That’s what makes Mother Hen™ different.
Prototype active in Tennessee and Colorado. Join the waitlist →