How many chickens in Eglu Cube

[hibbyjint]

What are we going to do with this weather - can't get WIR prep work started for weather Couldn't dig at weekend as ground frozen and now can't see the ground for snow Bought second hand slabs last night - meant to be picking more of them up today but unlikely. We'll be ready to get chickens by christmas and not easter at this rate!

[Poached Egg]

Isn't it frustrating! We have gone from frozen solid to a quagmire I'm sure it will be fine soon but haven't got long to get the slabs down before WIRday.

 

Our poor chooks are fed up with the wet as well.

 

Denise

[fantasticjudyann]

2 days to go - Tony arriving Friday

 

Tomorrow is clearing day- we are going to put the Eglu Go and run on the lawn just for the next 36 hours so we can clear the site for Saint Tony

I hope he works in the rain cos thats what's forecast for Friday.

 

Have got my Hemcore, tarps and hooks to GO

 

Wish me luck y'all

[fantasticjudyann]

emchook -just remembered it's YOURS today

 

How did it go

[emchook]

fantasticjudyann - its tomorrow !!!Very excited !!

 

I have the easibed, tarp and holdons ready to go

Which hooks did you go for.. not convinced the holdons are going to work...

[fantasticjudyann]

I bought some screw in hooks like Andrew and ANH recommended- see further back in this thread -so we'll have to see how we get on with the ones we've each got.

 

Good luck for today -hope all goes well Keep us posted on progress

[Poached Egg]

Emchook - its Thursday, I'm not that far from you and here it is cloudy but dry - How is it going?

[DonnaS]

I've done it! I've just given my card details to Omlet to get myself a new Cube (2nd hand ones being so few and far between) and have also dropped a line to Tony asking him if I can have a 15 x 6 x 6ft WIR!!

 

Thanks very much to you all for help and guidance here - no doubt I'll be back with updates and photos in the next few weeks. Looking to get battery hens this time around and have already got spot for my WIR (though needs slab on sand base (I think that's what we're doing)).

 

Whoopee!

 

How exciting and speak to you soon

 

Donna

[fantasticjudyann]

Well done Donna How very eggsciting

 

Have just come in from clearing out my Eglu Go and run and preparing for my WIR which Tony is bringing tomorrow The chickens are on the lawn now for the time being until the WIR is all set up for them to go back. They seem a little confused but are enjoying the grass

[emchook]

ta da !

 

 

See the rest of the photos at :

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=58364&p=871353#p871353

Edited February 25, 2010 by Guest

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Wow, that looks brilliant . Love all the doors .

 

The dark stain really looks good .

[Lewis]

Looks good!!

 

Really like the colour too

[Plum]

Great news Donna

 

Wow Emchook that is beautiful you must be so pleased

 

Its all so exciting on this thread.

[fantasticjudyann]

What a fantastic run Emchook I hope mine will look as good tomorrow

[emchook]

fantasticjudyann Let me know how you get on !

Such an exciting day !!!

[Poached Egg]

emchook - love it. You're beating us by a pophole perhaps we need to change our order

 

Judy - fingers crossed the weather isn't too bad for you tomorrow

 

Donna - very exciting, keep us posted.

 

OH is collecting a second hand cube on Saturday (sorry Donna) and wants to go chook hunting on Sunday I may get round to starting an advice request thread re introductions later (having trouble finding someone who does what we are both after and it seems best not to do single intros - OH wants to stick to 2 more max ) and I haven't found a thread covering this yet.

 

Denise

[DonnaS]

Fantastic - fantasticjudyann - good luck with Tony tomorrow. Will look forward to your photos too! Cheers. D

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I may get round to starting an advice request thread re introductions later (having trouble finding someone who does what we are both after and it seems best not to do single intros - OH wants to stick to 2 more max ) and I haven't found a thread covering this yet.

 

There's a useful guide to introductions here .

 

If you do a search for "introductions" you should find a few threads - there have been quite a few folk doing introductions recently (including myself back in September!)

[Poached Egg]

Thanks ANH - have read several (dozen) threads on an 'intros' search. Think we will have to be patient to get what we both want or re-discuss types... although I am being badly 'fluenced by some omleteers to 'go chook shopping by myself'

 

Perhaps we should just move to have space for DEFRA registration - addictive? Nooooo

 

D

[Lewis]

Thanks ANH - have read several (dozen) threads on an 'intros' search. Think we will have to be patient to get what we both want or re-discuss types... although I am being badly 'fluenced by some omleteers to 'go chook shopping by myself'

 

Perhaps we should just move to have space for DEFRA registration - addictive? Nooooo

 

D

Buy loads more chucks and then blame it on us

 

Anyone can opt for DEFRA registration and with any number of hens me thinks

[Falkor]

All this talk of WIR building has got me wanting!!!

 

WIR mark 2 Chez Palmer07 is in the planning stages

[fantasticjudyann]

Houston -we have a problem

 

Tony says the WIR won't fit where its supposed to go because of the slope I thought it was a one way slope (which is OK ) but it slopes two ways (which is not )

 

So it has had to go at the top of the garden instead of near the back door. This isn't a real problem as I don't mind going to the top of the garden myself but I am thinking about my friends who look after the chickens when we are away because the light won't reach that far

[emchook]

oh no !

 

How often do you go away ??? Am sure the neighbours wont mind too much .. And the chickens will be very safe inside there...so you wouldnt need to lock them away at night ..

 

 

Have you got a spot at the bottom of the garden to put it on?

Edited February 26, 2010 by Guest

[Falkor]

Oh no........

 

But how about some solar powered lights (or electric ones but needs wire burying and stuff) to guide them up to the WIR and then invest in a rechargable lantern torch which you keep by the back door and can be hung in the WIR as required

[Cooks]

or one of those wind up jobbies??