Jaack Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I was just after a rough idea as to how many chickens keep in the eglu as a rough guide to how many to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Any more than three in the standard Eglu and you will need to extend the run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I have 2 eglus and 4 chickens. They all sleep in one eglu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I have four in the eglu with a convertor. But I am getting a cube on the 12/08 as I want them to have more space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yolky Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I have three in an eglu with a standard run. I am getting a converter from a friend and I have to say for me I feel they need the converter. The only way that they wouldn't would be if they were able to free range frequently. My girls are happy in the standard run but I would like to give them the space. Also I would like to put things in their run to enrich their environment and in the standard run I feel it may clog up the run a bit. If you are new to chickens and you are wondering how many chooks to get I really think that three is a great number to start on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I've got three in a run with converter. The standard run seemed too small for them to me. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I have 5 in one eglu and 3 in the other, but no eglu run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I have four in an eglu, but they free-range most of the day apart from the early morning and late evening when they're shut back into the eglu run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 we have 3 with a run extension so they have 1 metre of run each during the day (although they insist on sitting on top of each other when having a rest) Also depends on the size of bird I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph101 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I have five in an eglu with an extension and converter, but they free range the whole day! They are only in the run when they first wake up - they get let out at around 6.30am! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolmS Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Whats the difference between an extension and a convertor. Cant you extend the run without a convertor? What are the prices for each of these. what is the purpose of a convertor? I' ve just started to look and its confusing me. cheers Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Whats the difference between an extension and a convertor. Cant you extend the run without a convertor? What are the prices for each of these. The converter straightens out the angle of the end of the eglu run (the end panel is on an angle). You can use a converter on its own or add as many extensions to it as you like but you can't add an extension without a converter. The eglu shop site should explain and give you prices. You put the original end panel onto the converter or extension. Jo *edited because I got the bit about why the converter is necessary wrong!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Just wondering would two pekin bantams be fine living in an eglu with standard run full time? Well, except for like 1 hour each day when I would go into the garden and hang out with them Because thats what I have set my heart on doing as there are foxes and I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving them alone with no protection! Though most of you seem to have extensions and then let them free range... you know, sometimes I feel that the more I think about it the more concerned I am becoming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph101 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 The eglu house is supposed to fit five bantams in the sleeping area. You can leave two hybrids in a runfull time, so bantams would be okay. Most people don't let theirs free range the whole day like I do, unless there's someone to keep an eye on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lapinou Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 It's not so much the eglu (there's a post on here somewhere where someone's 7 (I think) chickens chose to nest in one of her eglus recently) but the run that's the issue, I think. We have three in a run + converter and am so glad we got the converter - it adds a lot more space for them when they're not free-ranging, and it's so much less crowded than it would be with the extras ours have to keep them amused (dust bath and perch). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohochic Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I also have 3 in the run and after 1 week decided that the run wasn't big enough and bought a converter - I highly recommend this option, as the other posters have said also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandychick Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I am thinking about getting a converter for my eglu run. But......doesn't this make it difficult to clean out?? I have figured that my rake would then be exactly 1 meter too short!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
