4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[mccroft]

does anyone keep food in the eglu/cube?

[Egluntyne]

Not me.

[Helly Welly]

Do you mean inside the house itself? It would get covered in poo and constantly knocked over!!!

[laurmurf]

do you mean leaving the food in the grub overnight? Then, yes, I do. I've read lots about careful people (like Egluntine) who take the food adn water in every night to stop ice and vermin and I realise that I'm a lazy chook mum... I leave them in overnight and break the ice in the morning. I've not spotted vermin but with 3 cats I'm hoping we'll manage to keep that down. The only food thieves I've got are the local robins and wrens!

 

I do store all the food indoors in small quantities in lidded tubs or outdoors in large amounts in metal bins with lids.

 

I was sorry to hear about losing your chooks, good luck with your Omlet future and your choice of girls. There's lot of info about local breeders and poultry suppliers around the country on here.

[mccroft]

A lot of my chicken keeping friends keep food in the coup (wooden) to help prevent rats getting it. The food is kept in traditional type feeders, tophat type but these are hung from the wooden beams across the top of the coup

 

With the cube I'm not sure there is the room or anywhere to hang the feeders.

 

I'm just looking at all the feeders and drinkers on the omlet shop now.

[Cooks]

no I dont keep any food/water in my eglu, they stock up before they go to bed.

[poachedegg]

Me neither.

[Tiggy]

me neither, not really enough room, the girls would knock it over & fill it with poo

[mostin]

do you mean leaving the food in the grub overnight? Then, yes, I do. I've read lots about careful people (like Egluntine) who take the food adn water in every night to stop ice and vermin and I realise that I'm a lazy chook mum... I leave them in overnight and break the ice in the morning. I've not spotted vermin but with 3 cats I'm hoping we'll manage to keep that down. The only food thieves I've got are the local robins and

 

I do exactly the same

[helenmb]

I do keep food in the walk in run but the feeders are hanging from the roof so not so easy for vermin to get to. I change the water most days especially when its freezing cold. Much easier to take out a clean one than try and break ice!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Nope, I don't put food in the eglu either .

 

I'm one of the "careful people" but it's easy as the run door is right outside our kitchen and it's a doddle to take them in when I tuck the girls in!