Why are Mother Hen’s features important?

Why are Mother Hen’s™ features important?

Every feature in Mother Hen™ exists for one reason: to prevent the preventable — predator attacks, frostbite, heat stress, and lost peace of mind — using real-world reliability, not gimmicks.

1. Bolt-On Door Plate + Limit Switch → No Fuss, No Failure

Why it matters: Pre-wired, 6-bolt install means no loose parts, no wiring errors, no excuses. You mount it once — it works forever. Eliminates the #1 failure point of DIY systems: bad connections.

2. BTS-MP1 Human Door Sensors → Catches the Real Threat

Why it matters: 80% of predator attacks happen through forgotten human doors — not chicken doors. One sensor per access point (kids, helpers, wind) means no blind spots. Temperature bonus prevents silent killers like frostbite or heat stroke.

3. Walter Cellular (Primary) → Alerts Even When Wi-Fi Dies

Why it matters: Wi-Fi fails in storms, outages, or rural areas — but predators don’t wait. Cellular guarantees SMS reaches you anywhere, anytime. No “I didn’t get the alert” tragedies.

4. The Egg (Indoor Beacon) → You’ll Actually Hear It

Why it matters: Phones get silenced. Apps get ignored. But a loud squawk + red flash in your kitchen cuts through dinner, TV, or sleep. Up to 16 Eggs = coverage in every room, every house.

5. AWS Cloud Processing → Smart, Not Just Reactive

Why it matters: Local devices are dumb. AWS does the thinking:

Sunrise/sunset math — never drifts, never needs reset
30-minute grace — no false alarms from slow doors
Orchestrates all alerts — SMS, Egg, light — in perfect sync
Logs everything — future proof for health insights

Without AWS, you’d need a $500 computer in your coop. With it, you get enterprise-grade logic for pennies.

6. Triple-Redundancy Alerts → No Single Point of Failure

Why it matters: One alert fails → flock dies. Three independent paths:

Local light — works with no internet
The Egg — works with no phone
SMS — works when you’re 1,000 miles away

Redundancy isn’t luxury — it’s survival.

7. Daily SMS Confirmations → Peace of Mind, Not Paranoia

Why it matters: Most losses happen from “I thought it was fine”. A simple text at dawn and dusk confirms doors moved on time. No guesswork. No 3 AM worry.

8. Temperature Alerts → Saves Lives Silently

Why it matters: Frostbite at 28°F. Heat stroke at 98°F. Chickens can’t text you. Mother Hen does — before damage is done. Custom thresholds mean you decide what’s critical.

9. App-Powered Setup (Only) → No Daily Babysitting

Why it matters: Most apps become clutter. Mother Hen’s is setup-once, forget-it. QR → Bluetooth → Wi-Fi in 60 seconds. After that? SMS rules. App stays for tweaks, not obsession.

10. Customer Power + Extreme Rating → Works Where You Live

Why it matters: No proprietary batteries. No fragile panels. Use what you have — USB battery, solar, AC. Walter handles -4°F to 113°F. Tennessee-tested. Alaska-bound.

The Bottom Line

Without Mother Hen™	With Mother Hen™
One door monitored	All doors — chicken + human
Wi-Fi or nothing	Cellular + local backup
Phone alert only	Light + Egg + SMS
Timer drift	GPS-accurate sunrise/sunset
“I hope it’s okay”	“Door opened at 5:18 — all clear”

Mother Hen™ doesn’t add features for flash — it adds them to stop loss. One night. One flock. One life saved.

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