New hens not going into Eglu Go Up

[veggiemad]

Hi.

I have had my FABULOUS cube for a little over a month- and i doooo love it, BUT..............it this naff weather i have noticed ALOT of water under the droppings trays when i take them out,(trays dry) quite a large puddle towards the pop hole. this has frozen in the sub zero temps and the droppings tray was stuck solid!!

 

Just wondered if this is normal - it is on my lawn which is a slight slope but not sure how the water is getting in in the first place!!

 

thanks

intrigued!!

xx

[Plum]

If it's running towards the pophole it sounds as though you have it facing downhill so if you can get it level or slightly tilting back I would think it would cure the problem. So you just have to shift a couple of hundred weight of soil and you'll be fine, or wedge it.

[docsquid]

Mine slopes slightly downhill but I don't get a lot of water in the bit under the trays.

 

There is a tiny bit, which is enough to freeze them in when it is very cold, but I think most of that water is coming from the breath of the chickens condensing in the cold air. It really isn't a problem, and the roost area itself, and the nest box, are bone dry, even in really bad weather.