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

[fluffyknickers]

Please could you give me some advise please.

 

I am having a cube, 2m run and 3 chickens delivered on the 19th Feb so getting all my bits together that I will need (and a wish list of nice to haves!).

 

I am planning on having a dustbath with play sand, compost and a sprinkling of mite stuff in.

 

Today in Homebase I found a PURPLE little round trug and wondered if it will be big enough to have as the dustbath (as the cube is purple!).

 

Its about a foot (30cms) wide at the top and being a virgin chicken keeper wondered if it was too small or will be ok?

 

Doesnt matter if too small as like it anyway to put my other chickeny bits in.

 

Thanks

Michelle

[Old Speckled Hen]

I have this

 

 

in a corner of the run under the coop.

It's a triangular covered cat litter tray about 2 feet each side.

I had a trug and altough they enjoyed bathing in it most of the dust got chucked out. This way most of it stays in.

I use wood ash out of the fire.

 

They have this

 

 

in the garden.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

DA, how lucky are your girls ?

 

Michelle, who cares if it's the right size ..... IT MATCHES YOUR CUBE . Try it out and if not, as you say, you'll find another use for it . I used a cat litter tray which is probably about 1' x 2' (they ignored it ).

[Redwing]

Mine have a small tyre (you can see it below) its probably not much bigger than 14" across but I wouldn't want to go much smaller. You can give your trug a try and if its too small could use it for poo-picking instead - I have several and they are very useful anyway. You can also get tubtrugs that are shallow and bigger - Homebase do them in a few colours or you can get them on line and they are bound to do purple!

 

[chelsea]

I have a purple shallow tubtrug. It gets used every day and fits in 2 huge cochins at the same time! (its quite wide)

[hanson]

I agree with ANH - it matches your cube! I have a shallow tub trug in blue cos it matches my eglu! They do chuck out a lot of it though it ends up in their nest and all sorts but I'm a glutton for punishment

[quickcluck]

I use one of these...

 

[chelsea]

I use one of these...

 

 

 

I have the same one, its perfect!

[Vanessa]

I can't wait to provided this all for my girls soon in our new walk in run - think will go for a purple tub trug. Looks fab

[Hen Watch]

Wow..... DA what a fab idea to stop the contents getting flicked out... I am not posting my underbed storage box pic now as it pales in comparison. Am very as I can't fit one of those in my eglu run.

[fluffyknickers]

Thanks all.

 

I will see what they think when I get them and can get a bigger one if needs be.

 

I am on the lookout for all things purple!

[Plum]

Don't forget purple gloves, purple wellies, purple treat dish, purple broom, purple rake and purple dustpan. (get lilac its better and will still tone).

[Tulip]

We have a small ikea crate in the garden for ours:

 

 

They can all (just) fit in it together, but then there's ro room to flick! (The orp then gets squeezed out). We have a smaller, shallower tray in the run from flytesofancy made from recycled tyre rubber!

 

 

They are filled with compost, mite powder and diatom

[moomin]

I have the same as Chelsea and quickcluck, a shallow tubtrug, but in bright pink, it contrasts nicely with their blue eglu My 2 are BIG girls, and they can both get in it together very comfortably.

 

If you google tubtrugs and have a look you will see all sizes in beautiful colours - I also bought a small shallow lilac one which I use for carrying stuff around, extra hemcore, all the bits and bobs when I clean the eglu out etc. I may use it for my little Pekin's dustbath when they get a bit older

[moomin]

I have the same as Chelsea and quickcluck, a shallow tubtrug, but in bright pink, it contrasts nicely with their blue eglu My 2 are BIG girls, and they can both get in it together very comfortably.

 

If you google tubtrugs and have a look you will see all sizes in beautiful colours - I also bought a small shallow lilac one which I use for carrying stuff around, extra hemcore, all the bits and bobs when I clean the eglu out etc. I may use it for my little Pekin's dustbath when they get a bit older

 

**Sorry posted twice my mouse keeps sticking!!***

[chelsea]

you can never have enough tub trugs! I have 4 in different sizes in purple, they come in really handy like Moomin says for carrying bits and bobs, storage and bathing chickens