Circuitry on the Coop

[DrPatHome]

We purchased some property that has an old chicken coop on it. However, a previous owner decommissioned the coop. The roosts and nesting boxes were removed and everything else inside. On the outside was a box with circuit boards and an electrical plug. There were various wires around the coop but they seemed to be single plastic coated galvanized wires. The wires were no longer attached to the mystery box. Does anyone know the purpose of this box? All the lettering has been washed off by the weather.

 

[cavemanrich]

That box does not look like anything I'm familiar related to chicken coops.
It may have been to control pop door opening, and closing. as well as other activities. Like solar panels, and water warmers. Possibly an automatic feed system with remote viewing VIA WIFI.

How big is your coop??? Meaning,, for 10 chickens or 100?
On larger production coops, makes sense to have multiple things remotely activated.
I will tag a person well knowledgeable in electronics, and see if he has ideas about your box.
@Mouthpear


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[Mouthpear]

We purchased some property that has an old chicken coop on it. However, a previous owner decommissioned the coop. The roosts and nesting boxes were removed and everything else inside. On the outside was a box with circuit boards and an electrical plug. There were various wires around the coop but they seemed to be single plastic coated galvanized wires. The wires were no longer attached to the mystery box. Does anyone know the purpose of this box? All the lettering has been washed off by the weather.
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By the two terminals with black caps, it looks like an electric fence. The galvanized wires could be the wiring that sends the shock to whatever animal touches it. That silicone encased block in the middle ( just guessing) might be the transformer that converts the steady DC or AC voltage to a pulse and low voltage to high. I say this because most of the older electric fence controllers have terminals spread apart like this and are capped. And they need a transformer to make the steady current low current to a high current one that pulses so that it does not have a steady stream of current. If it was a steady stream whatever touches it wouldn't be able to let go. Best guess.

 

[Mouthpear]

We purchased some property that has an old chicken coop on it. However, a previous owner decommissioned the coop. The roosts and nesting boxes were removed and everything else inside. On the outside was a box with circuit boards and an electrical plug. There were various wires around the coop but they seemed to be single plastic coated galvanized wires. The wires were no longer attached to the mystery box. Does anyone know the purpose of this box? All the lettering has been washed off by the weather.
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This is my very old solar power shock fence .



Like your photo, this one has terminals spaced apart. Again this is my best guess as to what yours is.

 

[Zenmonkey]

My first thought was "wow, the looks like a big capacitor in there! "

And to go with that, electric fence seems like the most likely piece of farm equipment with a large capacitor. Unless it's a microwave!

Be careful with it. Large capacitors can deliver a potentially lethal jolt for years after being disconnected.