Emz24 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 If you guys are going away for a couple of nights, what do you do with your chickies. Do you leave the eglu door open or do you get a friend to come and open it in the morning and then come and shut it in the evening?!?! What would you suggest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 If it's overnight or even two nights I top up water and food making sure there's enough obviously for the time, then I leave the door open and that's it. More than two nights I get someone to come in and make sure they've got enough water - food isn't normally such an issue for a couple of nights. They should be fine - mine always have been! BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emz24 Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 For us the food isn't the worry, we will just fill that up to the top. Its Mr Fox thats the worry, for he has a popular walk through our garden and we caught him up by the eglu the other day, we chased him off and haven't seen him yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I do the same as Beckyboo. No problems so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I do it a couple of nights a week, as away with work and they are fine. Just make sure they have plenty of food and water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Perhaps you could weight down the skirt of the run (if you haven't already!) just to give you more piece of mind about the fox? Bricks or planks of wood would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabelandflosmum Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I have left mine in their eglu for 2 nights on several occasions. I leave the door to their bedroom open. The only problem is if it gets so cold that their water freezes, I usually check the weather forecast and would ask someone look in if there was a frost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emz24 Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 Yeah we bought some tent peggs today and secured the edge of the run all the way around the outside, which will hopefully be useful. our friends down the road have chickens and we help look after theirs whilst they are away, so might ask them to pop in at some point just to collect eggs (and maybe muck out... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
