Britannia Ovens (esp Range cookers) your experience

[KarenW]

Ok, daft questions alert I've ordered an eglu (and a convertor bit) and we were going to order an extra grub and a super glug, mainly so that if we went away for the weekend they would have enough food/water and I'm a worrier, so can't help thinking that if they *somehow* manage to knock either off the eglu then they'd be a bit stuck

 

Anyhow, when I rang Omlet, the lady said that the super glug didn't fit on the eglu, so I went for an extra normal glug and grub. But, I'm sure I've seen that other people have a super glug with the eglu? Or am I making that up? If so, I think I would change my order.

 

The other thing is, is it actually useful to have a second glug/grub on the eglu at all, because from looking at pictures I can't see how I'd fill them up as they'd be too far down the run? Am probably just being a bit thick, but would appreciate any tips - I've still got time to change my order so would rather get it right first time

 

Thanks

 

Karen

[Falkor]

You can hang the superglug above the Eglu run door

 

I had extra grubs in the run but you do need to be able to reach in a far way to get at them......I always took my garden kneeler with me when i did food refills.

 

Also with two or three hens and two grubs they won`t need filling up too often, I always cleaned and refilled the grubs on clean out saturday when I was wearing my "chicken fleece and jeans"

 

hope this helps.

 

Em

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[Olly]

The superglug is designed to be hung up high, as the chooks drink from the bottom of it - so I think the only place you can hang it is over the run door.

 

I usually fill my glug up with a little houseplant watering-can, the spout fits through the mesh on the run and it saves reaching in to take it out every time, although I do take it out and scrub it when I clean the Cube.

 

You might have to put the glugs either side of the run door, I have seen people reach through the Eglu door (with the lid off, of course!) and put them at that end of the run. Looks like a lot of work to me!

 

Em is right though - two or three hens should be ok for a weekend with a single Glug and Grub, however no harm in doubling up with the grub if you are worried about it.

[KarenW]

Thanks guys. Hmm, I think I'll discuss with dh and see if he thinks we should change the order and get the super glug. I know we'll feel happier leaving them for a couple of days with extra water and if they are ok above the door than that would actually make it easier to get at anyway I reckon.

 

Need to add some plastic roosting bars to the order too and I want to change the food we've ordered. Am fairly confident on the we chose though...I think...

[Jules.]

I have a superglug in my eglu run

 

I think Omlet should design a smaller superglug especailly for the eglu

[KarenW]

Yay, I take it you have it above the door too?

 

32 days to go, addicted to reading about chickens and dh shooing me off to bed....

[debbier]

Need to add some plastic roosting bars to the order too and I want to change the food we've ordered.

 

I wanted these, too, but was advised that the eglus come with them as standard now. (ordered mine 18 may)

[KarenW]

I wanted these, too, but was advised that the eglus come with them as standard now. (ordered mine 18 may)

 

Brill, thanks for that! I rang up to check, and mine is definitely coming with plastic ones too So that's £15 saved...which rather pales into insignificance compared with the £500+ I've spent, but hey ho

[Jules.]

I wanted these, too, but was advised that the eglus come with them as standard now. (ordered mine 18 may)

 

Brill, thanks for that! I rang up to check, and mine is definitely coming with plastic ones too So that's £15 saved...which rather pales into insignificance compared with the £500+ I've spent, but hey ho

 

We all feel like that