Chicken picking at feet

[abwsco]

but I don't mind as it's the four boxes that contain my I only ordered it last Thursday as well I thought there would be a longer wait for it.

 

Only thing is that DH has to put down the paving slabs for it go onto and he doesn't know when he can do it

Edited October 8, 2009 by Guest

[Space Chick]

I know the feeling

 

My utility room has a bale of hemcore in it and various other tubs such as diatom, poultry grit, loftsan etc etc, and now my study has open sacks of Layers mash and pellets (as they were kept in a plastic bin, but there were slugs and snails getting into it, and I was worried it may contaminate the food

 

My house was far more organised pre chickens

[tom123]

At least your study hasn't got a flat pack shed in it waiting to be put up at the stables for yet more chickens

[atsw]

I know the feeling

 

My study has open sacks of Layers mash and pellets (as they were kept in a plastic bin, but there were slugs and snails getting into it, and I was worried it may contaminate the food).

Given the choice, my lot would eat the slugs and snails in preference to the layer mash and pellets .

 

Andrew

[abwsco]

Ahem, this was a thread about my cube arriving not everyone elses clutter

[Space Chick]

 

Yey your cube arriving

[Cooks]

@ Anne

 

Congratulation make sure you check everything is there

[abwsco]

Just been unpacking everything and there is a gouge in the roof plus I'm just going to post some pics of screw holes that don't look right to me I need experts to take a look for me please.

[abwsco]

Screw pics. Most look like this

 

 

but some look like this

 

 

Are they suppsoed to look like that as they don't seem right to me.

 

The lights going as well and we've no electric in the garage for me to check everything properly but some of it also seems very marked as if it's been put together and then taken apart. DH thinks it's me being fussy but I'm going to look again tomorrow in better light I think. Oh, and the ladder fastening hole is lopsided on one side as well

[Redwing]

No those screw holes dont look too great do they? you could risk it but if it causes a problem in the future you may have been seen to have accepted it so I would ask for a second opinion from Omlet before assembling anything

 

Th gouge in the roof?.... it depends on how big it is I guess, my new Eglu came complete with more than a few scratches but I figured its only going to get more scratches with me so I didnt complain

[abwsco]

Thanks Tasha, I thought that as well about the screws. Gouge on roof, I'm not happy with either. Also, should you be able to slide the egg port door across from side to side when it's locked although perhaps we hadn't locked it up properly.

[Space Chick]

It does have some movement Anne, but it is still secure I hope

[Guest]

doesn't look right to me and for that amount of money I wouldn't be happy

[Plum]

The door can be pushed across from inside.

[abwsco]

Thanks everyone. Poet, those are my thoughts as well infact DH asked me if I'd bought a secondhand one but it's not that bad it's just I'd expected it to be pristine for the price. DH also said that the packaging was bad in so much as he was surprised that the pieces weren't wedged into the boxes with polysterene to stop them moving around.

[jimnpaula]

Some of our screwholes looked like that, it's just excess plastic swarf and should be ok as long as there's a metal bit in the hole. We found plenty of plastic swarf, but not gouges or scratches

 

P

[Cooks]

I think I would be slighty miffed to say the least, I'd call Omlet tomorrow Anne

[abwsco]

Had to leave a message so am waiting for a call back.

[abwsco]

I called back this morning when I'd not heard from them. Spoke to Hans who said the screw holes were ok but I've emailed him pics and also of the damage to the roof. He's said we can still build it this weekend as planned and they will sort it out. Yet to hear back though.

[Patricia W]

I was lucky enough to get a reconditioned one - which was absolutely pristine. I wonder if the damage marks were caused by the delivery people? I collected mine from Omlet HQ and very carefully drove it home!

 

Have fun building it.

 

 

Tricia

[abwsco]

Tricia, he did ask if it had been couried but although some of the boxes had a small amount of damage to corners I don't think that would have caused the gouge in the lid We'll see what it's all like when it's together I think. Wish us luck! Did you find it easy to do?

[Patricia W]

Yes - really easy - I just made several cups of tea for my OH and watched!

 

Seriously, it took him about 45 mins - although there was a hiaitus when we lost the slides for the roof. I'd popped them in the superglug!

 

Tricia

[abwsco]

LOL's at how easy it was for you I'mgoing to be helping DH as bless him he's taken a day off work so myself and the chickens don't have to wait until next weekend for it to be done.

[abwsco]

Well, it's all together and didn't take too long either Poor DH was at it all morning and a bit past lunch sorting out the paving slabs though so we didn't get finished as early as we'd hoped. Also found a long gouge on the eggport side