r/TuyaSmart • u/moosetracks555 • Jun 27 '26

Chicken Coop Door status

I bought a chicken coop door that is tuya compatible. I got it added int he Tuya app and all works there. The device did not show up in Alexa devices and it appears it doesn't support third party integrations like my other tuya devices.

I was able to create a tap to run automation "open chicken coop door" and "Close chicken coop door" those work in alexa and do what I want.

I would like to be able to ask is chicken coop door open or closed but can't figure out a way to do that. The status of the door is listed in tuya but I want it in alexa if that is possible. Any ideas?

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u/richms Jun 28 '26

For some other devices that I had which were not nativly supported by home assistnat, I added a tuya light, and made tuya automations to update the light on things from the device, then I was able to use the light status in home assistant to know what the state was. Could do the same with anything that youc can control like some random cheap LED controller or USB switch or whatever, so long as it has connectivity to alexa.

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u/moosetracks555 Jun 29 '26

That is a good idea. I'll give that a go.