Cooks Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) as some of you know I have been having problems with my back and one option is to change my beloved eglu to a cube and have it on the outside on the run so I can clean it easier and not have to move things around and bend etc. Do any of you have any pictures of your runs where you have added the cube to the outside? and also how did you secure it so that a fox couldn't get inbetween the wire and cube etc?? Edited January 10, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 take a look at my flickr pages, its on there. My cube is just butted up- its so heavy nowt can move it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 thanks Jules, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 This was very helpful to me as i was worried what hubby was going to do so that i could pull cube back with ladder attached from run, had a nose at your pics and voila ladder attached to frame brill idea, why didn't i think of that thanks how did you attach the water container? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Don't need to move the cube to take back off- just stand it up on one wheel & the upwards angle is just enough to undo the bolts. Superglug is attached by a wooden bar which has little thin metal bits slicking up from it to hook the hooks on. No idea what they are called, my friend made it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 Sorted now thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 As I am getting my cube without the wheels and it will sit on it's purpose built area, will that hinder me in any way?? opening closing and taking off all all bits?? Norman the is being dleivered on the 26th January so I want to be sure. I didnt order the wheels as I really didn't think I would move it around at all, not with my bad back. So there was no point in having them really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Not sure. All that you need to take the back off is to be able to push the cube roof forward a little, say around 6 inches max. Someone has a cube with a very clever llittle curved slot in the weldmesh for this very purpose.Can't remember who. Norman is a great name Did you think of getting a reconditiuoned cube, as there's a £50 saving off a "new" one, & you wrote that you will be saving £50 as you're not buying the wheels? You might save £100 in total.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 there are no reconditioned ones though.. I have to be sure I can take the back off, as I have a bad back, I wont be able to lift anything heavy/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Don't need to move the cube to take back off- just stand it up on one wheel & the upwards angle is just enough to undo the bolts. I have never had to do this! I just undo the bolts and slide the roof forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Ahh but isn't your cube inside your run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 It is...but I'm still not clear why you would need to tip it back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 It is...but I'm still not clear why you would need to tip it back? I may be wrong - but I think it is because the roof won't go too much forward as it is butted against the weldmesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Yes, if you butt it up against the run you cant move the roof forwards. BUT, if you put the wheels on ( or just one) it tips it back slightly and you can push the roof just enough forward to slip a hand inside and undo the catches for the back without moving the cube. I showed Jules. that trick! ( if you move it back you leave a big hole in the mesh and your chucks escape ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 I have searched through all the photos on the run inspiration and come across this one from Rich & Ange 's run (I hope you don't mind me using it for an example) http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/familyimages/0803140004.jpg It shows how far the roof has to go forward, so that makes it easier for me to understand what people were meaning , sorry! DH has said it will just need a little thought but he can work around that so it will be able to slide whilst still butted to the run, I cant quite see how, but he's the builder not me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Ah i didn't think of that well i will have wheels and surely you won't need to open the back more than once a week as you can access the nesting box through its door? i presume the top/back coming off is only to get to chickens or for cleaning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I have searched through all the photos on the run inspiration and come across this one from Rich & Ange 's run (I hope you don't mind me using it for an example) http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/familyimages/0803140004.jpg It shows how far the roof has to go forward, so that makes it easier for me to understand what people were meaning , sorry! DH has said it will just need a little thought but he can work around that so it will be able to slide whilst still butted to the run, I cant quite see how, but he's the builder not me.. Mine never moves that far forward!!! You only need as much space as slipping your hand in - i can sometimes do it without moving it more than 2 inches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 ok - just went out and took some pics of how far I move my lid forwards.......... That is as far as I need to go to slip my hand in to undo the catches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 thanks for those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 I;ve driven hubby and myself crazy looking at so many of your photos on here, we've now decided that it's probably best to stick the cube in the run after all. It can be cleaned in there just as well as outside and I don't risk hurting my back in any way. I can also then put a lock on my walk in run door rather than just a bolt, which I have been wanting to do for a while, but not found that right one, this would of course be useless with the cube outside. Thank you all for your help, you are wonderful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 No problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Here is my set up. As you can see, the clever man of the house has built a sort of box thing between the cube & the hole in the mesh, which works well. One the Cube is in position there is no moving it. The one downside is that the bit where the hens walk over to get into the cube does get messy, so needs a regular blast down & a sprinkle if Staloslan. The ladder is attatched directly onto the pen rather than onto the cube. We also have an Eglu on a stand with a hole cut into the mesh. The whole front of the Eglu is pushed into the pen a little, so the mesh comes further back.This might be a cheaper option for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Any chance of a pic of the Eglu from the inside of the run? As this is what we are planning to do and would be interested how others have done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Me? Sure, but I will have to brave the evil cockerel from hell, who hates me more than anything in the world Give me a day or so & I will dig out my lion tamers chair & whip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Me?Sure, but I will have to brave the evil cockerel from hell, who hates me more than anything in the world Give me a day or so & I will dig out my lion tamers chair & whip Sorry forgot to quote u Cinnamon. Yes please ooooo eeerrrr! The evil cockeral from hell!? Sounds scary! Pics of your eglu wuld be lovely but don`t risk life and limb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
