Feeding advice for bantams (one broody, one moulting)

[Oldessexbird]

Hi I have just acquired a second hand and water is trapped in the cover. It was in a frightful state and I can only assume the previous owner had left the unit dismantled with the hood upsidedown and rain water has entered through the small hole moulding hole on hood.

Does anyone have any ideas how to release the water.

[Patricia W]

I've always wondered if power washing actually forces a small amount of water inside through the moulding holes.

 

Only thing I can think of, is drilling a small hole to drain the water, then quickly sealing it up so you don't get nasties inside??

 

Anyone else got any ideas?

 

Tricia

[Oldessexbird]

Thanks, Tricia I will drill but only if all-else-fails .

I was thinking of trying to use thin rubber tubing and siphoning it out, but I can't think where I would get such thin tubing

[Lewis]

I think it should be ok, maybe leave it in a dry warm garage or shed and the water will evaporate naturally?

[Oldessexbird]

Thanks for your contibution, but it is quite a lot of water (this why I think it was left outsdie in the rain ) its brimming. I'm not sure it will simply dry out through evaporation.

[Cooks]

my eglu has a small drill holed into it for this exact purpose with the rubber stopper to seal it.

[Redwing]

I would drill the hole and then fill with clear silicone afterwards, you clould always re-drill through the silicone if it happened again

[Christian]

If you drill a tiny hole on the inside, by the 'wings' of the eglu (the bit where the bar goes through), that should solve the problem. You could block the hole with silicone as Tasha says. According to Omlet, it won't affect the insulating properties.

[jjmack]

Hi, my 2nd hand one is the same. It is in great condition but has water in the base not the top. i assume I can drill into the base and reseal. It doesn't seem to affect the actual thing but could go manky after a while. I think it has got in around the hole in the nesting box and there is a join there. I just can't get it at the right angle for it to come out of that bit again.

[Oldessexbird]

Many thanks for all the contributions

It's good to know this is not an isolated issue.

[Oldessexbird]

I have thought long and hard about this as I am sooo reluctant to drill into the cover and risk making a crevice for red mites or other nasties.

So I thought about my old school science lessons .....not sure what the process is called...I never listened much in class ... but, cor blimey it works

Heres what I did.....I turned the lid upside down and placed in on the garden table. I pushed a long piece of cotton string well into the hole and into the reservoir of water. I then trailed the string into a cup on the floor and waited.

Hey presto the string began to draw the water from the inside of the lid, down the string and dripped into the cup below

 

Takes a while but its worth it....now all I need is my

 

I so want to apologise to my old science teacher

Edited October 15, 2009 by Guest

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Well done .

[jjmack]

Wow, I will have to try that. I assume you just left it going. How long did it take and did you have it under cover while you were doing it, as it pouring here today.

[Oldessexbird]

I think you would have to be undercover. It took a very long time (tere was alot of water sloshing around) I simply set it up and went out and left it for a couple of days.

Good luck

[chickweed]

Two yers ago I had the very same problem with water collecting in the eglu cover and the egg port door. I had only had it a few months and I had bought it from new. I took the advice of a fellow forum member and drilled a couple of really small holes in the lowest points. I was worried about nasties getting in but there hasn't been any problem at all. Maybe redmite don't like swimming

I didn't seal the holes up as I couldn't work out where the water was getting in. I just leave it to drain constantly.

[Janty]

My purple eglu is the same and I bought it from new and have never left it dismantled.

Must just be something that happens.

 

Good thinking regarding the string.

 

[Redwing]

am I being thick but..

 

If there is no hole for the water to drain out of and you dont want to drill a hole in the Eglu....where are you putting the string?????

[Christian]

Through the moulding hole in the underside of the eglu 'lid' Tasha.

[Redwing]

Through the moulding hole in the underside of the eglu 'lid' Tasha.

 

I am too toasty to go outside and check that Christian so will take your word for it thanks

[Donnie]

I know this is a really really old thread but it came up as I was searching the net to see if others had this problem. So, water in the eglu classic lid and some in the egg door too. 

Did the same as others and found the lowest points and drilled a hole in each to drain the water. 

Egg door drained fine, the lid? 

It started to drain but then suddenly stopped, you can see why below  And yes, it was alive!

IMG_3069 by Donnie Canning, on Flickr

 

[Patricia W]

Wow! Yes, I bought a preloved classic that had been power washed.  I never did get the water out.  Wonder what is living in there?