Poo help please!

[lozza_9]

Hi Guys

 

Whats the difference between Mark 1 and Mark 2 - is it size?

 

cam u still hold 2 chickens in Mark 1

 

Thanks

Lorraine

[Egluntyne]

Here is a picture of a couple of Mark 1 Eglus

 

and here is a pic of the Mark 2

 

 

As you can see, the doors of the Mark 1 are smaller than the Mark 2.

The air holes, above the door are bigger on the Mark 2.

 

The insides are different too.

 

These are the roosting bars for the Mark 1

 

 

and these for the Mark 2

 

 

As you can see, the Mark 1 bars have a number of separate bars, a group of 3 and a large group. The Mark 2 just has 2 groups of bars, 1 small, 1 large.

 

The base of the Mark 1 is open under the poo tray, although some later ones have an anti rodent mesh and the base of the Mark 2 is solid gray plastic, with a couple of drainage holes.

 

The Mark 1 is designed for 2-3 hens and the Mark 2 for 3-4 hens.

 

If your hens are bantams, you can cram a couple more in.

 

Hope this helps.

[The Dogmother]

They did have slightly different colours to begin with, and the eglu itself was a tad smaller too, so it would fit 2 big chooks (3 if they mostly freerange) or 3-4 bantams.

[ubereglu]

The original Mark one's came in:

 

Yellow, green, red and then blue later on.

 

The Mark two's come in:

 

Red, Green, Blue, Pink, orange and purple, (they used to come in Yellow and brown too, but they have been sadly DISCONTINUED).

[Richard]

Hey ... does this mean that my Mark 1 yellow eglu is now a classic?

[Jools]

A collector's item no less

[The Dogmother]

You'll be the object of envy Richard

[Christian]

As rare as hens teeth!!

 

Don't let AnnieP see this thread!

[Richard]

Here it is then; a classic yellow Mark 1 Eglu on the day it was delivered (June 2004).