Katie Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 hello sorry, is it just me or have the eglu's gone up in price? i'm sure when we got ours it was £330 - without the chickens ?! or am i seeing things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Can't remember but on the new website it mentioned that the hen eglu is now improved and said something about modifications so it could hold up to 4 hens!!!!! I suppose this might explain it if there is a price increase. However - I couldn't find anymore info about the modifications. Have they made it bigger? Anyone found the bit on the website that explains about the 4 hens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jangle Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I asked the OH last night about increases in the price of the raw materials that make the eglu (he works in the plastics industry). He said that there had been a large price increase since this time last year so maybe this partly accounts for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie Posted May 17, 2005 Author Share Posted May 17, 2005 hi sorry, i didn't realise it had got bigger! i thought it was just the normal size, hehe sorry they seem to have changed the egg port door style, i had noticed that in heavy rain my egg port door did leak a little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twickenham chickens Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Pretty sure its a little bigger, have a look at this picture; http://www.omlet.co.uk/images/green_lid_large.gif The egg laying area looks more square than my eglu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 It looks as though the individual slats have been replaced with all joined ones now that should make it easier to get them out without splitting I will have to go and count the slats to see if there are any more. Maybe one of the team will be along to tell us what the changes are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanne Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 yes, they have gone up! We got ours last June, for £325 including hens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Same here . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jangle Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I think it is bigger - it has more long slats. Mine (bought last October) has only 6 long slats (5 in a group and 1 separate) plus 7 (I think) short ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omlet Staff james Posted May 18, 2005 Omlet Staff Share Posted May 18, 2005 Hi guys, Thought I should let you know the improvement for the new eglu. Yes, it is slightly wider (~10 cm) to allow you to keep upto 4 chickens. We have improved the cleaning by making the roosting bar racks in two sections instead of individually. The actual price of the house hasn't gone up. The eglu house has remained the same price at £330.00 but we have stopped giving away free delivery and this now costs £25.00. Which means the package does costs more in total. This is to cover the increased cost of production and also makes it easier to explain pricing the rabbit house which does not have as many bits. I hope you all approve of the changes and thanks for all the critics / comments about the design on the forum which have been key to making improvements. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
