Angels4 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 (edited) I have just be told on two seperate chicken forums (here in the States) that I am "inhumane" for keeping my girls in an Eglu. I can't believe it one poster talked about how he "called Omlet to give them a piece of his mind" my thought is he hasn't much to spare so giving a piece of it away is really going to cause him to become more STUPID Why do people have to be so judgemental about that which they don't have any first hand knowledge about?!?!? Edited November 2, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Just ignore them. You get strange comments over here too and it's usually from people who think they can't afford one. Jealousy is a wierd thing. You know that your girls are warm and safe in the eglu and that's all that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 We get that all the time over here - and it's always the people who have never bothered to even look at one, or do any research, who shout the loudest! Other forums are generally the worst and there used to be a lot of debate over it - I leave them to get on with it now Sometimes I wait a while until most have had their say and then reply - having some wooden coops (with the usual problems) and 12 Eglus, I feel entitled to make my point, but you'll never change anyones mind once they've decided that the Eglu is inhumane....... ......just smile to yourself, and enjoy your Eglu/Cube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 We are used to it. Luddites. I bet Omlet were devastated to receive a piece of that blokes mind. They'll get over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Last year I happened to be having a conversation with someone who made wooden houses (I had gone to collect a wooden garden storage box from him)and he was slating eglus and Omlet and saying how his local tip was full of thrown out eglus :shock: I wasn't in the mood to get into an argument with him so said nothing and left quickly.............wish I had asked which tip was full of thrown out eglus........could have made my ebay fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Ignore them Mark, some people are just born stooopid! I would love to know what the person said to Omlet!! I'm sure your girls are very happy indeed in their eglu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Jealousy is a terrible thing she says smugly gazing at her purplicious cube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Why are they inhumane exactly? I don't have an eglu or cube but that is because my hubby would have a fit if we put anything brightly coloured in the garden!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 But dont you have flowers in your garden?? They are brightly coloured (and the green eglu isnt too bright - honest!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I have a green eglu it fits in very nicely amongst my veggie plot. and Mr fox could not bite his way through like he did to the wooden hen house up the road, oh what a horrble mess that was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels4 Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 Why are they inhumane exactly? I don't have an eglu or cube but that is because my hubby would have a fit if we put anything brightly coloured in the garden!!! Apparently they are considered too small which will lead to stress and cause the girls to kill each other. Hmmmm. Stress causes low egg production as well, but I get and egg a day from all of my girls. I immediatley thought they were jealous because the couldn't afford the initial start up fee of the Eglu. I know I won't convince them any different, I was just annoyed. I contributed some helpful information to the group even going so far as posting picture of the inside and outside on the Eglu so folks could see the room my girls have. I will never, ever visit those forums again. Unless I can convince my fellow Eglu owners to join thier forums and create havoc. I know two wrongs don't make a right, but it would be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I will never, ever visit those forums again. Unless I can convince my fellow Eglu owners to join thier forums and create havoc. I know two wrongs don't make a right, but it would be fun. There speaks a true omleteer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 It takes all sorts. Stay in here and you'll be just fine Buffie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 (and the green eglu isnt too bright - honest!) I can second that - we have a bright pink cube which I love, however over the weekend we have bought a (2nd hand) green eglu for our guiea pigs and it blends into the garden really well and is very subtle (not like the bright pink.....but it's !!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Ermmm... surely it depends how many and what size breed you keep in one as to wether it's big enough or not...? The whole thing seems silly to me; after all, it's only a hen house! Sometimes people are so keen to be rabidly anti-eglu (and - sorry - occasionaly some eglu-owners can be equally insulting about wooden coops), it's just ridiculous. Of course if you cram loads of larger breeds into an eglue that would be cruel. Of course if you buy a badly made flimsy wooden coop you'll have fox problems. But its ludicrous to make sweeping generalisations. I've seen insults cast on both sides on other fora, and it seems so incomprehensible to me, which hen coop you choose hardly defines your entire personality. How stupid to suggest that you're cruel and inhumane to keep your hens in an eglu! If it's any consolation, I've seen plenty of comments on other fora along the lines of "well, obviously if you don't really care about your chickens then a wooden coop is fine. If you do actually care about the animal which you have a responsibility to, then get an eglu". It's just plain wierd, when you think about it. I'm sure some anti-wooden-coop and anti-eglu sentiment is just out of sheer annoyance from seeing comments like that! So daft, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 When they get red mite and can't get rid of it no matter what they try, you'll be the one laughing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Red mite isn't inevitable in a wooden house, nor is it impossible to get rid of. It's dark nooks that red mite love, not wood itself, so it does depend on the design of the house as to how likely you are to get it, and how easy it is to get rid of. I completely agree and sympathise with Angels, there's no call to be insulting about peoples' choice of hen coop, so long as it meets the chickens' needs fully then where's the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygal Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 This used to erk me too, but you just have to ignore these narrow minded people. Trying to argue is like There is enough room in this world for chickens to live in eglus and wooden houses... ok, so the standard run may be a little smaller than some other purpose built runs, but when you consider that battery chickens have the space of an A4 sheet of paper to live with, you see that our chickens are fine! I got a converter for my run for my 3 just for my own piece of mind, but they still often sit together at one end when they are in it!! If you are upset by these forums then as you yourself said- don't visit them! I'm sure your chickens are the most pampered creatures and they are happy as anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Red mite isn't inevitable in a wooden house, nor is it impossible to get rid of. It's dark nooks that red mite love, not wood itself, so it does depend on the design of the house as to how likely you are to get it, and how easy it is to get rid of. I completely agree and sympathise with Angels, there's no call to be insulting about peoples' choice of hen coop, so long as it meets the chickens' needs fully then where's the problem? Sorry! I really didn't mean to sound insulting or narrow-minded. I just remember that Poet had terrible trouble getting rid of red mite this year, so much so that she gave up and bought a cube. There are fewer places in an eglu for the mites to hide and being plastic it is much easier to take apart and clean. Wooden arks are really attractive and I don't have a problem with them or people who have them. I do feel irritated when wooden ark owners insult the eglu though, which is where this thread started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madchickenlady Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I've never heard that the eglu is inhumane before I have a wooden coop (soon to be joined by another, don't ask... ), and I'd estimate that the inside area is about the same as with the eglu. I have bantams, though, so it seems rather spacious Also, mine only roost near the top of the coop anyway, so I don't think they need much room. As for run space...I suppose my run would be similair in size to the eglu's, and I would feel a bit cruel keeping them in it all the time. If I'm home, mine are out (usually straight down to the greenhouse to dustbath in my compost tray ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 The other evening all 8 of my full sized birds (some quite large) chose to sleep together in one eglu. They looked squashed - or just very cosy and warm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I don't think mine care how big the house is or isn't - they all cuddle in together anyway. I did have three (of four) being broody at the same time sharing one nestbox..! stupid birds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Ignorance As Buffie said, stay in here and you will be just fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I'm sure this has been said before, but people don't usually feel the need to criticise other people's choice of car or house so I can't understand how eglus are considered fair game. I suppose the eglu detracters must be either jealous or just ignorant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I suppose the eglu detracters must be either jealous or just ignorant. Or most likely both!! My girls love their eglu, it keeps them warm and dry, is easy to clean and won't rot like a wooden ark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
