Stevie Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 My Eglu & 2 chooks were delivered by Omelet yesterday and they spent the entire day scratching around the run in the lawn/feeding etc.Come dusk though-they still hadnt made their way into the Eglu so i gently persuaded them in using a broom and shut the door. Should i do this again tonight or leave them to their own devices if they havent gone inside? Will instict kick in and drive them to go to roost by themselves? ps.I got up this morning at 6.00am to let them into the run and picked each one up beforehand for a cuddle.The Gingernut was fine and made a kinda "buk" noise when i held her against me & seemed to like being stroked.The Pepperpot though flapped her wings before i had chance to hold them against her body,but she too settled down after being stroked.She's the more 'skittish' one of the two,but she should settle down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 If I were you, I would keep "posting" them into the eglu til they get the hang of it. A few days of this and they will get the message Chili xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 Cheers! I wouldnt want them to be standing outside in the freezing cold when theres a perfectly good Eglu going to waste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Congratulations on your new girlies . I'm sure they'll soon get the hang of it - mine seemed to know where to go on the first night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 Congratulations on your new girlies . I'm sure they'll soon get the hang of it - mine seemed to know where to go on the first night! Perhaps i should invest in sat nat for mine then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 Just a quickie update! I looked out at 8.00pm and they'd taken themselves off to bed so no broom this time! Success!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 A torch works wonders. I'm not sure how you would do it in an Eglu, but in the CUbe we opened the nest box and shone a torch in. Lydia (who didn't want to go to bed) could see the lght through the pop hole, and found her way in. I found the tip on the Omlet literature that cme with the Cube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 A torch works wonders. I'm not sure how you would do it in an Eglu, but in the CUbe we opened the nest box and shone a torch in. Lydia (who didn't want to go to bed) could see the lght through the pop hole, and found her way in. I found the tip on the Omlet literature that cme with the Cube. I tried the torch trick last night and it was promising cos they started moving towards the light,but then my dog came and sat beside me at the Eglu-then they moved back. Going inside themselves tonight though was fab! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Good news . Clever girls . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...