My eco solution to rat problems

[Egluntyne]

From time to time I venture across to the US Omlet forum.

 

I found **this**

[Janty]

Plastic bars would be excellent. The only job that I hate about cleaning out the eglu/cube is the roosting bars.

[Egluntyne]

Me too!.

 

I gave my spares a good fettling yesterday, and was planning to coat them with yacht varnish or similar....but if these are on the cards............

 

I shall email Barbara I think to ask if there is a sniff of this here.

[MedusA]

Very interestong. Great detective work, Egluntine!

[Martin B]

I'd buy some.

[Cinnamon]

Hubby has made me some plastic bars for the Eglu & is going to make some for the cube at the weekend

The cube ones will be in 2 parts,like the poo trays to make them a bit more sturdy,& more sink friendly.

 

They have worked out pretty well - no complaints from the hens anyhow!

[Egluntyne]

The cube ones will be in 2 parts,like the poo trays to make them a bit more sturdy,& more sink friendly.

 

Sounds a good idea! How about dishwasher friendly or is that too gross for words?

 

They have worked out pretty well - no complaints from the hens anyhow!

 

That is good to hear.

[Cinnamon]

Not gross at all - it sounds perfect!

Bung 'em in with the weekly Grubs & Glugs

 

I hope the Omlet ones are in Eglu colours,which would look really great

[feemcg]

I've never looked at the USA site - they might have plastic roosting bare but they don't have the Cube

[Egluntyne]

I've never looked at the USA site - they might have plastic roosting bare but they don't have the Cube

 

Yet.

 

There was a mention of it arriving later in 2008.

 

They are queueing up to buy it!

Edited February 13, 2008 by Guest

[The Dogmother]

The boys have been talking about plastic roosting bars for a while now... I wouldn't hold your breath waiting

[Olly]

I queried this a while back - why are the bars wooden, when everything else is easy to clean and scrubbable - and the response from members on the forum was along the lines of hens preferring wood to perch on, or something like that.

 

It's not too bad (and a spare set makes it even easier) but plastic bars would probably speed up Eglu cleaning time to under ten minutes! It's definitely the most awkward part of the whole process.

[Egluntyne]

Barbara has passed a link to this thread and my query to the boffins.

 

Maybe if they think there is a market for them they will crack on.

 

It's not as if they have anything else on at the moment!

[Janty]

What do you think that they will come up with after the cube?

Maybe a super cube to house 20 chickens?

Any ideas? Anybody know?

[Egluntyne]

What do you think that they will come up with after the cube?

Maybe a super cube to house 20 chickens?

Any ideas? Anybody know?

 

Nothing on the cards at the mo.

 

I thought they might upgrade the cube to a "Mark 2" version after any glitches have been identified and ironed out.....but apparently not.

 

Looks like I will have to go for present one.

 

If only they did it in Yellow.

[Jules.]

Perhaps they could make a bespoke cube for you Egluntine?

 

After all, yellow plastic can't be that hard to come by for Omlet?

[Egluntyne]

I'm hoping they will make it a "guest colour" like the Lavender.

 

Will contact the mothership. When I remember.

 

 

On the other hand, purple, green and yellow will go quite nicely together don't you think?

 

I plan to flog one of my green Mark 2's when the cube arrives.

[Aunty e]

Lavender? What lavender?

[Egluntyne]

Ah Ha! *taps side of nose*

 

When the "swatches for the Omlet Hen Parties came, there was an additional colour...Lavender.....about the same shade as Lavender Crocs .....and we wondered why.

 

Turns out that they are trying it out as a "guest colour".

 

I don't know any more than that I'm afraid.

[The Dogmother]

There will be 100 made of each in that colour. Not sure when though.

[Egluntyne]

What exactly is the purpose of the "guest colours"?

 

Is it to test reaction, or to create "collectors items"?

[The Dogmother]

I've no idea, I'm afraid.

[Aunty e]

I MUST HAVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you think Duncan will divorce me if I spend £450 we don't have on a new cube in a colour he hates?

[Egluntyne]

He might not notice.

[Laura & CTB]

I MUST HAVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you think Duncan will divorce me if I spend £450 we don't have on a new cube in a colour he hates?

 

What the heck - take the chance anyway