The taste (not to mention the color) of store-bought eggs aren't up to par. Eggs from own free-range chickens are simply... better.

Also, chickens are really fun animals, and they taste nice too.

I agree! But my comment was sarcasm/extension about his suggestion to reduce effort by buying a commercial door opener. Like damn, if you’re not going to make your own door opener with an Arduino, are you truly even committed to raising chickens?

I got the sarcasm and found it highly amusing, more so with the amount of comments about egg quality!

Ha ha. Fair point. And it might be only a couple of hour's work for the OP. For me it would take a week or two and a fair bit of swearing.

Do'h! Didn't get the sarcasm.

Now I have to build an automatic door opener to prove my commitment. :D

Because there's simply no comparison in taste. Supermarket eggs taste like plastic in comparison to home-laid ones. Plus the hens recycle all your waste food into fresh eggs daily. What's not to like?

I’m sure! I am all about slow, organic and natural food. Here though my comment was meant to say that heck, if you’re going to cut corners and buy store-bought door closers, why not raise your own chickens at all!? I wasn’t entirely serious. The point of DIY is DIY, though, and this is HN.

Why do anything if you're not willing to do everything?