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

[Emily and Nick]

Hi,

We're going away for the night tonight for the first time since I got my new girls.

We have an eglu and 3 hens and I'm still a novice really.

If I leave enough food and water and keep them in the eglu run, will they be ok for a night?

It means that I won't be around to close the eglu door once they've roosted. So they will spend the night with the eglu door open.

Is this what people do normally?

Please advise!

 

Thanks

 

Emily

[Egluntyne]

They will be fine. As an extra bit of security I would make sure that the run is well weighted down.

[Christian]

I leave mine open all year round, unless it is really cold. As long as the run door is locked, they have food and water, they should be fine.

[Emily and Nick]

Thanks for putting my mind at rest!

I have put bricks round the outside of the run flaps and the winter cover is on the eglu.

Emily