LOOK OUT FOR CHOOKS

Backyard chooks are the pets that keep on giving – and not just eggs! They also eat pests and their manure makes great fertiliser. But even in suburbia you have to keep them safe from predators, and the easiest way is to use an automated coop door opener, from $225, to lock them in at night and let them out come morning – without even getting out of bed, chickenguard.com.au.