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[Chicken_Girl17]

HELP!!! my mum thinks the eglue cube is waaaaaaay to expensive!! its not fair!!! she wants to "start" with a nasty horrible wooden pen!! i want to no my chickens are having a wonderful time in our EGLU CUBE!!! (that i want) why buy a cheap thing when you can get something better!! its so very sad!! (lol )

 

i need you all to help me buy telling her how wonderful the eglu is!!! reply to this topic note thingy and then i'll show it to her!! please!! help me!!!becuase convincing her is like talking to a brick wall!! (lol!)

 

thankyou soooo much for bothering to read it and even more so if you replied!!

 

thanks!

 

[Redwing]

Blimey, thats a lot of smilies

 

If your mum is paying for the chickens and house then you are pretty stuck!

 

How about looking for a second hand Eglu? that will be cheaper and you might have more chance of getting one

[Chicken_Girl17]

lol, i thought it may have been a "tad" too much, (to make up for it i won't use any in this quote!) thanks for replying so soon! (oops lol) i am -ing that more people will say some of the same thing... i hav no idea why but i am put off the idea of a second-hand eglu for no apparent reason...

 

thanks anyway lol

[xScrunchee]

I'm afraid that I agree with your Mum on this one.

 

If your Mum is the one paying for the coop and chickens I can completely understand the fact that she finds the price a bit

 

Why don't you start with a wooden coop, (doesn't have to be a cheap and nasty one-there are some lovely looking, great quality wooden houses ) and you could try saving up for a cube??

 

Maybe meet your Mum half way and ask her if she would go half with you on the Cube.

If one of my children wanted a cube and saved for months (or probably years ) to get half of the money together, I would more than likely to want to put in the other half as they have then shown how responsible and serious they really are.

 

Also-in my opinion, you are VERY lucky that your Mum is agreeing to let you have chickens. Are you more excited about having the hens or the house in which they will live in?

 

Good luck anyway and I hope that you enjoy your new pets when you get them.

If you do end up with a wooden house-still feel free to chat on the forum (of course) and don't forget to post lots of pics

[Space Chick]

If your mother is prepared to buy a wooden house and chickens that is cool, as you can get your chickens.

 

If you are determined that you want a cube, why don't you ask if it can be your Christmas present. If you didn't have anything else, and maybe some other family chipped in for it you maybe could have it. Just a thought

[sallyj]

This probably isn't what you want to hear but here it is anyway. I think if you really want a cube then you would be willing to help your mum pay something towards it as it is alot of money. If having chickens is more important then I would have a cheaper wooden house now and prove to your mum that you can look after them and maybe get a cube at a later date when there is more money available. Anyway, good luck with your decision. I hope you enjoy your chickens as much as I do when you do get them.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I know you're excited about getting chickens (we can tell, you know ) but have a think about how many chickens you actually want to get . Starting off with 3 is a very sensible idea and an eglu is ideal for that. I have a "second-hand" eglu and you couldn't tell it had been used - I got it from Omlet as "reconditioned" and it was about £40 less than the full price. They clean up really well, especially with a power washer, so I really don't think you'd be disappointed with one from Omlet, Ebay or from someone on the forum .

 

If you find that you really love chicken keeping and can prove to your mum that you're going to be totally responsible for them, you could work on her to upgrade to a cube .

 

Keep an eye on this thread for eglus for sale .

 

Good luck .

[Chook n Boo Mum]

All of my omlets are pre-loved; and my which has gone on to be loved elsewhere again.......there really is no shame or horror to recycling a perfectly good second hand eglu or cube and the cost, if you are careful, is usually less than brand new.

 

I agree with the save up & go halves route to owning a cube................if you start with a wooden house you can do the saving whilst enjoying your chooks.......

 

I find if my children come in all guns blazing, I (and especially their father ) are much less likely to agree....we prefer the "I have thought about this and am prepared to help fund it this way..." train of thought.........sorry you didn't want to hear that did you .......... there are so many other "how good is the eglu/cube" kind of threads, you won't have to look far to find them.

 

Good luck in your quest though,

 

Sha x

[Janty]

I have two new cubes and one second hand cube. Two of my eglus have also been second hand...they scrub up as new so don't worry. New ones also look second hand once they've been poo'd over for a week.

 

 

How old are you?

Sorry for asking but if a cube is so important (and I'm not knocking that one) are you in a position to get a job to help pay for it? Maybe you could delay getting chickens until next Spring and have an eglu fund over the Winter. It took us years to finally decide to get chickens and now look what's happened. A few more months won't kill you...promise.

[ubereglu]

How many chickens are you thinking of keeping and in how big an area? If you only really have room for four of five then I'd go for an eglu, as it's cheaper and just as good.

 

We started off with a wooden coop which we built ourselves, and it's not horrible at all, it's just not so manoeuvrable or as easy to clean. I can see her point, as it is a lot of money to spend, especially if you suddenly decide you don't want to keep chickens anymore after 6 months-think my parents were worried about this as I was about 12 at the time.

 

If you have to get a wooden coop then make sure that it has proper weldmesh used for the run, doesn't have a felt roof and not a rubbishy chipboard floor-these are difficult to clean.

 

If I were you, get a folder together of information about why you want hens so much, the benefits of the eglu and how much less maintenance it needs and why you think it's better than a wooden coop.

 

I eventually saved up enough money over about a year to buy my own eglu, (Second hand) and still have it and think it's brilliant!

[Chicken_Girl17]

thanks every1, yeah, hav to admit most of it isn't what i wanted to hear but its good to know anayway1! My mum and I have just ordered a wooden house, which looks really good, maybe oneday i'll have an beehaus or a rabbit eglu... we are going to convert part of our orchard into a massive chicken enclosure, it will have our chicken "shed" in it and 4 chickens, in reply to other things... how do you actually post picture? my friends all think i'm a computer whizz but i hav no idea! i would also like to say that i'm 12 nearly 13 lol thanks for all your help and i hope someone can explain the photos thing so i can send up pics right away!!

 

thanks!

[Olly]

Congratulations on getting your mum to agree to you having chickens, I think that's a major step! You have to fight one battle at a time.

 

Here's a link to the guide on adding photos, make sure you choose the right size, we look forward to seeing some pics soon!

[xScrunchee]

That's fantastic news

 

I have an Eglu but am thinking about getting a wooden house next year

 

Hope you figure out the photo's as I'd love to see your girls when they arrive.

 

By the way-I'd never have guessed that you was nearly 13 as you have made a very sensible and mature decision-I'm sure you'll be a fantastic chicken Mum

 

Best of luck with it all

Bet you can't wait

(Cos I know how much you love smilies)

[Chicken_Girl17]

wow thanks so much every1 you really make me feel... well GREAT!!

i can't wait to get my girls, and am gonna go try the photo link now!! so thanks for that as well! thanks for sayin how mature i am!! yay!! i feel like i know you all you are all just so friendly!!1

 

thanks!!

 

btw

i have alreay decided what kinds of chickens i'm getting and names

 

we're going to get, two gingernut rangers, Henny and Ginger

and two amber stars, Penny and Star!

 

can't wait lol! will put up pica ASAP!!

[Plum]

You sound like a great girl. I look forward to seeing your chickens and hearing how you get on. Welcome the forum.

[EmmaJC]

Off topic... but I have to say you are all such lovely people with such kind and helpful replies

[Chicken_Girl17]

I have discovered that one of my best m8s from scwl has a cube and regular eglu so we ar gonna go see her eglu's soon!!!! yay!!

 

our wooden shed arrived today!! YAY!! am just waiting for my mum to cm home then we will (hopefully) start building it!!

 

hopefully it won't go rong!

 

oh! she's just opened the door right this second! gtg bye!

[Plum]

Rotten daughter go and give you mum a hug We need pictures from flat pack to complete. And ones of you helping

[Chicken_Girl17]

Lol thanks i think i will lol! i need to sign up to photobucket and then i will start with the pics ASAP!!

 

yay can't wait!!

 

we are getting our chickens from like a cheston market think or summit....

[mountainboarddude]

wow sounds like you are pretty excited. i got my chickens in a wooden coop aged 13/14 and i still have the wooden coop now, although after doing loads of overtime this month i am going to buy an eglu so if you wait and save your money you should be abe to get an egku or a cube.