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[no1smiles2000]

Hi there!

I am rehoming some ex bat hens on 8th fab and cant wait.

 

Mum and dad have been persueded to buy me a home for the chucks as a late wedding present!

 

We will only get 3/4 chickens, will a eglu be big enough? we wont get any more and i also want to be able to build a wooden run in the garden so think maybe a eglu would be more adaptable to that?

 

I will get out later and try and get a photo.

 

We have only a small garden and i thought i could build a narrow run along the back fence and we have loads of pallets at work so i could make a stand for the eglu to optimise space and then make a wooden encousure?

Do u think i could attach it too the shed? obvioulsy making sure the shed is also fox proof incase one tries to get underneath.

 

I hear foxes are now worse in the cities?

 

thanks Katie

[mostin]

An eglu will be fine for that number of hens but the standard run that comes with it may be abit small. You would probably be best getting the converter as well to extend the run to make it a bit longer, if there is room in your garden to do this.

 

When it comes to converting sheds and making your own runs there are loads of idea on this forum check out this link

 

viewtopic.php?t=12663

 

it shows you loads of photos of what other people have thought of.

 

Good luck and keep us all updated when you get your girls

[dancing cloud]

No advice to offer on making runs, but just wanted to say well done you for adopting ex-batts . I'm sure they'll be very happy (and lucky) little girls whatever accommodation you decide on .

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Congratulations on rescuing some lucky ex-batts . An eglu should certainly be big enough for 3/4 girls - especially if you're building your own run.

[Cooks]

congratulations and welcome to the forum

[poachedegg]

We're getting 3 ex batts next week too - good luck with them and welcome to the forum!

[tara]

Congratuations on your ex-bats.I got 2 for christmas they are so full of personality.They cluck the most and rosey is quite human friendly.You will love them mine are still growing back there feathers but have come along way.Rosey nearly died l fed her through a syringe and loads of tlc.Ive got to get them in with my other 6 chooks but will wait a few months first.At the moment there living with my 6 ducks and life is good.

[Hen Watch]

Hi Katie,

3/4 in an eglu is fine. I have 4 in my eglu. However, as others have said if you are building your own walk-in run then you can plan the space, but if you buy the standard eglu run it is a bit small for 4 chickens and I personally bought the converter to give an extra meter run space which sounds small but makes the world of difference.

From (another) Katy

[no1smiles2000]

i'm getting a cube with extended run as my belated wedding pressie from mum and dad!

cant wait it comes 2moz!

and then 4 hens on saturday! just gotta get the garden ready now.

[poachedegg]

i'm getting a cube with extended run as my belated wedding pressie from mum and dad!

cant wait it comes 2moz!

and then 4 hens on saturday! just gotta get the garden ready now.

 

Congratulations and what a quick delivery! What colour cube did you order?

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Hi Katie,

 

I've got 3 healthy hybrids in a which DH extended due to squabbles when they first arrived, I have 4 ex-batts in a with the standard run I think (2 sections to build it ) which is ok at the mo, because they are so befuddled by everything, but we are going to build a big walk-in run for them all to eventually share with the 4 Orpies we adopted last week too!! The 3 free-range most of the day anyway & we plan to let the others do likewise once they are all integrated, but needed a bigger run so I can keep it clean easier!

 

Now we have all these hens , , , it will have to be a much bigger walk-in run!!!

 

Congratulations on your batties, they are sweeties! Mine are already realising that whenever they hear my voice I will probably have something new for them to try & are starting to come to the gate to meet me

 

Sha x

[no1smiles2000]

I got it wrong! delivery isnt until 11th and i am supposed to be rehoming on the 7th! what am i going to do now?

[Cooks]

how far are you from them? can you not go and collect it yourself? You would save yourself the delivery fee

[Falkor]

how far are you from them? can you not go and collect it yourself? You would save yourself the delivery fee

 

That`s what I did. My little bro turned up with three chickens and we collected the Eglu from Omlet the same day. They were lovely too! If you are in Norwich u are about an hour from me but two from Omlet.

 

I got an Eglu and run in the back of my Fiat Punto but you will need something bigger for a cube.

[no1smiles2000]

hmm suppose i could ask hubby nicely

[Falkor]

OH has just told me that my journey times are out. It is about 140m so maybe 3 hours.

 

It certanly didn`t seem far when I went to get my Eglu, probably the excitment!!!

 

If you do go and collct and want to break up the trip you can pop round to ours for a cuppa and chicken chat!