TESSANN Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Hi there Can anyone tell me, please, what size the cube roosting bars are? I am thinking of converting a small shed and was thinking the cube roosting bars would be ideal, but want to know what size they are Hope you can help Rosemary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I would make your own, the Cube bars aren't exactly bombproof! In fact the are just about sneezeproof! I am yet to hear of a Cube owner who is happy with the build quality of them, they just fall apart too easily. I don't mean to be negative but it is true. I think Omlet need to look at these and consider using screws instead of weedy staples and Pritt Stick. Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 weedy staples and Pritt Stick. I love the Pritt stick idea! Some one said her roosting bars fell apart if she glanced at them sternly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I think that they should be in 2 parts,like the poo trays. That way each bit would be more stable and they would fit into a sink easier for cleaning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I think that they should be in 2 parts,like the poo trays.That way each bit would be more stable and they would fit into a sink easier for cleaning Or a dishwasher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Oh I, forgot to answer you original question, sorry The Cube bars measure 840mm x 640mm. Hope this helps. Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TESSANN Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 Thanks Kev, we got there in the end. Rosemary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 2 of mine wern't even attached when I unpacked them. Things went from bad to worse - with me getting double annoyed as more fell off. Then I chucked them on the ground in a fury.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I see that Penguinmad had one of the better sets then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los Tres Pollos Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 ........ I am yet to hear of a Cube owner who is happy with the build quality of them, they just fall apart too easily. ........ Kev. I've got 2 sets, had them since last August, regulary cleaned and scrubbed, no issue with either. See they do exist !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I'm the one who can shake them apart with a stern glance. I attacked them with the hammer and some nails about two months ago, which made them a little better, but I can't get the ruddy things clean. Am tempted to give up on this set, buy a new one, plastidip the things and screw them together from the outset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Mine had fallen apart in the box before it arrived - they're all screwed together now and stay in one piece, but now that they're so rigid it's hard to get them out for cleaning . I jetwash them every couple of weeks and they clean up lovely. Rosemary, if I was you I'd just make my own, or I saw someone had used one of the wooden shoeracks from Ikea - I thought that was a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I saw someone had used one of the wooden shoeracks from Ikea - I thought that was a good idea. You're not thinking of my shoe rack perch are you? I didn't measure it so don't know if it would fit (but a bit could always be chopped off, I suppose!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8landy Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Oh I, forgot to answer you original question, sorry The Cube bars measure 840mm x 640mm. Hope this helps. Kev. Hi I like the eglue cube style house, but not the price! So I am building my own to the "style" of the cube. I have a couple of quitions about the bars. Can someone confirm the total area the bars cover? What are the dimensions of the individual bars? And what are their spacing? Also I guess while you have your tape out, please could you measure the following. hen door size? Size of hole into nest box? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 (edited) Andy is going to build me some bars as soon as the cube arrives - we are not even going to bother putting the Omlet ones in The ones he has made me for the eglus have been fab . They have lasted and lasted and lasted. BTW hello again V8 - welcome from P P! Hope your hen house plans are coming together well Edited March 3, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hi I like the eglue cube style house, but not the price! So I am building my own to the "style" of the cube. Blimey! How clever! Will you show us some pictures when you have finished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Opened my cube up today and one of the roosting bars fell out But my spare set had been packed in cardboard and they feel pretty sturdy to me - looked like they had been put together with a different staple gun too - maybe they had a new man making those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondinho Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Yes I think something has changed too - got 2 sets of roosting bars for the eglu through last week and both sets are rock solid, and staples are all fully embedded - I tried to dismantle so I could nail/screw them together but I couldn't get even 1mm of movement from any of the bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8landy Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Hi I like the eglue cube style house, but not the price! So I am building my own to the "style" of the cube. Blimey! How clever! Will you show us some pictures when you have finished? This is my build so far. I have still to cut holes for the hens door, pluss side acces to nest boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 wow! That looks brilliant - I wish I could make things! What sort of run is it going in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Wow! It is beautiful. Congratulations. How many hens do you plan to get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8landy Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Orginaly I wanted 1 or 2 hens, then it when to 3 or 4, but think the house will take 6 to 10 Still a lot of work to to to finish off, and then final coat of clear varnish to seal wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
