Hoover’s Hatchery recently produced a Facebook Live event at Etzel’s Sugar Grove Farm showing how Carl and Gavin Rosier use modern smart chicken coop technology to make managing their flock easier One viewer responded with a great point: if they skip a day at the coop, eggs pile up in the nest, some break, and most get dirty The Rosiers agreed completely Their devices were never meant to eliminate the daily visit Technology simply makes it easier to monitor the flock from a distance, and that distinction matters more than most new keepers realize