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

[Jennyhenny]

Hi,

 

Just been out and took a photo of my solution hopefully to light morning bokkkkking

 

Do you think this will work

 

 

Love to hear your thoughts

 

Jennyhenny

[Falkor]

Is your eglu hiding?

 

When my Orps were in the eglu I did something very similar......

 

I didn`t bother with anything over the Eglu as it is fairly closed except for the venilation holes at the front so I used both my wintershade and summer shade to make the run like a tunnel. At the eglu end of the run it was completly covered and it made a huge amount of difference. They stayed quiet for a good while longer and most of the time I was up to let them out before they made a sound.

[Guest]

how funny a darkened room ..mine are in a borrowed rabbit hutch and due to the front being weldmesh I have just put them in and covered with a towel. That seems to shut them up...I was initially looking for something black material to cover them up ...but so far so good.

Early days for me though am sure its a honey moon period...as they are getting bolder...the bluebell is the more alert and seems to keep lookout..but she is really friendly.

 

Yes breathable blackout material needed...indie

[Jennyhenny]

Just another quick question - I forgot Once there in bed and we need to go to garden for garage etc. do you have to creep around, we have found since having them Saturday we creep around once there in bed as if babies you don't want to wake

 

Sorry so many questions

[Guest]

Since shutting them in for the night i have been carrying on as normal and introducing my spaniel to them in the day time (they dont seem at all flustered by him...he would love to eat them up) but he is in & out the garden and their run is right by the door so far i have heard nothing not a murmur...but it is only night 3 for me now....I was expecting shrieking and clucking and all sorts of protests..(famous last words um...as i say early days as they are getting bolder by the day..)

 

I let the dog out at about 11pm and he usually goes tearing off full pelt down the garden woofing as i say no probs

oh i have my tv on in the kitchen too so thats always on loud....(perhaps thats why i dont hear them then)

 

good luck..suppose like having a new baby!

indie

[Patricia W]

My experience is that once in bed that's it - they are asleep. I have a similar set up but a thick rug over the eglu and bigger blue taupalin over everything - which comes down to the ground each side. Oh, and I hold it in place with a large bag of compost ( good for muffling sound!) - but I have a cockerel -my hens are absolutely silent...

 

I also find that a good handful of mixed corn at bedtimes, keeps them quiet longer. I was away this week and my OH forgot - and Phillip crowed at 5.30. This morning it was 7.30 - which is quite acceptable.

 

It seems to be light and sound early in the morning - but sound late at night is fine I find

 

Tricia

[Jennyhenny]

Indie999

 

I have a cairn terrier who up until yesterday hasn't bothered at all, just looked at them in the pen and thats it. Yesterday I opened the door to put a treat in and one of the girls fluttered out, the dog jumped for her but then stopped in her tracks. I didn't know whether to go for the gate or the dog, I ran for the gate in the end cos dog hadn't bothered with them in the pen. Since then however once their tucked up in bed everytime I let her out for a wee I find her with her nose at the bottom of the eglu, not barking or anything - just standing there. I'm frightened she'll upset them so I usher her away quick But as yet they haven't bothered

 

Jennyhenny

 

 

Tricia

 

Thats comforting to know - all this creeping about is killing me

 

Hard work this chicken mummy business

 

Jennyhenny

[quickcluck]

Morning JennyHenny. Was it any better this morning? Did they blanket make much of a difference for you?

[Jennyhenny]

Morning Quickcluck,

 

Yes made a big difference I got the girls up at 8.15 a.m. They had a lay in

 

Thanks.

 

Jennyhenny

[quickcluck]

Phew!! that's brill......... pleased you all managed a lay in

[Guest]

HI Jenny henny

 

my spaniel is very interested in the chickens and he has stood with his nose up at the weld mesh whinning..as soon as he does he is told to get in doors...but got to say its more annoying to me ..the chickens seem fine about him.

 

I do work some days so I am trying to let the birds out at different times as i def dont want to be getting up at the crack of dawn to let them out every day.

 

I dont particularly want a set routine. They are easier than ducks.

 

As long as ur dog cant get to them and break in at all & if they dont seem distressed I would just ignore him and perhaps bring him in each time he starts being a pest. I think my dog is jealous of them getting some attention and i did realise yesterday I was walking out with one of his old dog bowls of food for them, so cant blame him for that.

 

I am pretty sure my dog will kill one if he got it and as urs is a terrier alarm bells would ring here??

 

But enjoy them you my cube comes tuesday so am going to see if I will need to put blackout solution on that..especially with all the sunshine I am hoping for in the next few weeks

 

indie

[sandyhas3chucks]

i see peeping out that it is a green Eglu. My green one is sooooooo much darker than the red one(the 1st one) I did the covering thing all last year & it seemed to be good, I did it to to stop 2 bulling one when it got light. Looked a bit like steptoes yard but still it helped!

Edited April 10, 2009 by Guest

[tidygirlsuk]

My experience is that once in bed that's it - they are asleep. I have a similar set up but a thick rug over the eglu and bigger blue taupalin over everything - which comes down to the ground each side. Oh, and I hold it in place with a large bag of compost ( good for muffling sound!) - but I have a cockerel -my hens are absolutely silent...

 

I also find that a good handful of mixed corn at bedtimes, keeps them quiet longer. I was away this week and my OH forgot - and Phillip crowed at 5.30. This morning it was 7.30 - which is quite acceptable.

 

It seems to be light and sound early in the morning - but sound late at night is fine I find

 

Tricia

 

its funny how different they are, my big girls are like yours, once in bed they go to sleep. but my banties, soon as they are in the eglu its like their having a party, but there is a cockerel in there.

[Jennyhenny]

I know what you mean Sandyhas3chucks, I have a beautiful eglu and run and have to cover it up like that I agree Steptoe's yard rings a bell

 

Jennyhenny