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

[Suzeb]

Hi everyone,

I currently have + which I love. However, I am now becoming chicken obsessed and am thinking about upgrading to a cube when finances permit (which could be quite a while!). Will probably expand flock to 4 so that can still use eglu for holidays/ take round to relatives.

 

Anyway just interested in what people's views are on relative merits of eglu v cube - ease of use/ cleaning out/ pleasant chickeny environment. Also slightly worried that if I get a cube I will then be pursuading OH that we need extension and lots more !

 

Any comments welcome.

 

Suze

[Patricia W]

I've got a second eglu - simply because I love the stylish look. I may get a cube at some point - or I may be like Lesley and collect a rainbow!

 

Tricia

[Yolky]

Instead of buying a cube I think it could be worth you building a walk in run. You could then have 4 chooks in your eglu inside the walk in run...

 

[Guest]

Hi

I never had an eglu got a cube first off....but I am glad i dont have to bend down to clean the trays out, so I would have put an eglu on a table if I had got one of those. I like the cube as I think they have more room for air circulation and to move about(although I think they must all suddenly drop off to sleep once in as I dont hear a murmer)!

I will be interested to see in the colder months if they spend more time indoors as they rarely go inside the cube only to lay.

So having said all the above I dont think its a big deal unless you are going to keep tons of chickens(I only have 5 and they all lay in the same little nest in teh hemcore that they make..same spot..not the whole nesting area in the cube is used up)....

 

So perhaps add another eglu...

 

Even though I got a cube I still may invest in an eglu at some stage... all great products

 

indie

 

probably not much help

[TAJ]

I have both - pro & cons of both really. I prefer the simplicity of the eglu, the cube is more complex, but it is bigger.

 

Tracy