My eco solution to rat problems

[furball]

Please vote as to which you would like, hopefully James will see this. Thankyou. It would be great if plastic roosting bars were made to match to the eglu/cube colour.

[Egluntyne]

I'd like to give them a try!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I would like them but I have 2 sets already which are still in good nick - one which has been "plastidipped".

 

If I was starting out I would definitely be interested.

 

I've said "yes" anyway .

[Laura & CTB]

I've plastidipped my two sets but would like to try out a plastic set

[MaggieMcHen]

I've plastidipped one set so far, need some thinners to do the second set as the stuff has got little thick. But would also be willing to try plastic - several people have put up plastic roosting bars in the run and the hens seem to love them.

[Olly]

I'd love to try them - assuming they were ok for the chickens, of course. Cleaning the roosting bars is the one bit of Eglu/Cube cleaning that is a chore, although it's still not as bad as I'd imagined. I'm going to try the cooking-oil tip.

 

I do like the idea of colour-co-ordinated ones. Am I really that shallow?

[ajm200]

If the plastic bars will be stronger and easier to clean I'd love some.

 

I'm not looking forward to cleaning the cube out in the middle of Winter so anything that speeds the job up would be great

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I do like the idea of colour-co-ordinated ones. Am I really that shallow?

YES! I would never go that far .

 

[furball]

Just posted James the link

[chelsea]

I personally prefer the wood ones. We havent had any problems with our sets of wooden bars. The reason I prefer wood as its more like what chickens would roost on if they were "outside" ie - up a tree!

[Tweety]

I would like to try plastic ones too, although I'm not sure if they would be ok for the chooks - my girls seem to find it quite difficult to grip properly on the plastic Cube ladder when they are going upstairs to bed, whereas they had no problems with a ladder made from wood, so I wonder if they would have difficulty with plastic roosting bars too.

[Charlottechicken]

I do like the idea of colour-co-ordinated ones. Am I really that shallow?

YES! I would never go that far .

 

 

I must be that shallow too and I love those blue bars

 

Do they do plastidip in pink

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Yes, if you want a 1 litre can of fluorescent pink .

 

http://www.plastidip.co.uk/index2.cfm?page=products&prodId=1

[furball]

Just thought i'd bump this up in case anyone missed it and would like to vote

[dogs and chickens]

Purple bars would be great!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

What's stopping you . (Except maybe the price .)

 

* One Litre Can - Fluorescent Purple 1000ml £ 15.00 *

[dogs and chickens]

£15, I think the chicken's like the plain old wooden ones at that price!!!!

 

I will wait for the plastic ones to come out!

[Charlottechicken]

Yes, if you want a 1 litre can of fluorescent pink .

 

http://www.plastidip.co.uk/index2.cfm?page=products&prodId=1

 

Ooh, tempting

 

Actually, black would be a nice contrast to pink, wouldn't it

 

Anyone know how much is required to paint two sets of Eglu bars

[The Dogmother]

I got a 1 litre can of the clear stuff Claire, it's very gloopy (think of Cow Gum from school), and you need to paint on two coats, using a disposable paint brush. I reckon that a one litre can would do two sets of bars if you coat them twice.

 

*** you must use it outside though - the fumes are VERY strong

[Keanie Bean]

Oh I want me some of those blue bars to match my Blue eglu, how much of that plastidip stuff will I need

 

I wouldnt mind an easier time at cleaning!

 

Sarah.x

[The Dogmother]

Oh I want me some of those blue bars to match my Blue eglu, how much of that plastidip stuff will I need

 

I wouldnt mind an easier time at cleaning!

 

Sarah.x

 

Sarah, see my post just above yours.

[v8landy]

£15, I think the chicken's like the plain old wooden ones at that price!!!!

 

I will wait for the plastic ones to come out!

 

£15 + £6.99 P&P, are you mad!

 

For the same money you could buy enough wood to make 4 or 5 sets of roosting bars!

 

Its not that hard to clean them, plus give the hens somthing natural.

 

What next Plastic hens

[Helly Welly]

I would like plastic bars as we always clean with the pressure washer which has started to splinter the wood of the bars. I did have a setr of plastidipped bars but the pressure washer stripped that off.

[tonywig]

A complete newbie here, had cube and chickens for about a week.

I too have noticed that the ladies have trouble on the cube's plastic ladder.

I'm about to do my first proper clean of the roosting bars so am about to find out, I suspect, why people are plastidipping theirs.

 

Those who have plastidipped, are your chickens happy with the result? Does it make THAT much difference to the cleaning?

 

If the chickens had just one roosting bar, would they all use it?

I'm asking as I was thinking about perhaps having most of the bars plastic but one, or two, replaceable wooden ones for their comfort.