Omlet Smart Autodoor - New in box

[sadietoo]

Look at the price too!!!...they have got to be 'avin a larf

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HEN-HOUSE-CHICKEN-SHED-WITH-RUN-3-6-HENS-PLASTIC_W0QQitemZ190318589098QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Pet_Supplies_Poultry?hash=item2c4fdf34aa

[jill the potter]

Somehow it looks like 'hen prison' to me!!!! doesn't look very substantial does it?

[Lorimer73]

That looks really horrible and I would only put 1 hen in a run of that size!

[legend21]

OMG that is awful price and looks, how would you get 6 girls in that, people should not be allowed to advertise saying things like that.

 

I agree chicken prison

[stoice]

If it wasn't so expensive i'd say it'd make a perfect broody cage (within a WIR for added security) as red mite would be easier to control than a wooden house. Judging by the size of the pop hole in the end of the run part it's a little bigger than you think but even with lots of extensions i wouldn't put more than two hens in it.

 

Not sure, as it doesn't say, if the plastic would be great against extremes of weather though either.

[chicken bark]

Okay - I have a chicken 'prison'.

 

To be honest I didn't pay that price and I have a 3m run. I have it in green too. My hens also spend all day free ranging so run size doesn't matter.

 

I have to say it is actually really good. Very substantial, the house is a good size. It's about 1m high, 1.25m deep and 80cm wide. I'm about to put another perch in mine so there should easily be room for 6 - maybe 8 hybrid sized hens. It is lots bigger than an eglu.

 

I also have an eglu which is much easier to move around (no run attached), so I can do a proper comparison.

 

For the cost of a 'Go' I was able to get a house that can fit in lots more chickens than a 'Go', have 3m of run, has all the benefits of a plastic house (100% recycled) - the only downside is it looks functional rather than fancy.

 

I like both this Solway eco house and the eglu - they have different good points.

The chickens don't seem to mind though.

 

It does look better in the flesh.

[Eggasperated]

Just caught up with this thread - I also have the 'chicken prison'. I agree with chicken bark the picture and description does not do it justice, more accurate info can be found on http://www.solwayrecycling.co.uk/products/hen-houses.asp. as you can see it is made from recycled material and they also make products for use with farm animals and agriculture as well as other domestic pets.

 

The Eco Hen House is larger than an Eglu and in common with the Eglu it is the run area and size of hens that would determine how many chickens could be kept in it.

 

I have had mine since last July and it has survived this awful winter with absolutely no degradation to the plastic whatsoever. I would certainly recommend these to other people and think it is a matter of preference which house you prefer.

 

It may not be as pretty as an Eglu but my hens haven't complained yet .

[Lewis]

I don't hate them but would rather buy an eglu for pretty much the same cost

... only thing I don't agree with is having the feeders on the outside of the run so that they have to stick their heads out to get to it - leaves them open to cats + foxes.

[chicken bark]

I don't hate them but would rather buy an eglu for pretty much the same cost

... only thing I don't agree with is having the feeders on the outside of the run so that they have to stick their heads out to get to it - leaves them open to cats + foxes.

 

Mine didn't come with that - it has a solid door and end panel. I've rigged up a grub and glug in mine.

[Eggasperated]

... only thing I don't agree with is having the feeders on the outside of the run so that they have to stick their heads out to get to it - leaves them open to cats + foxes.

 

I would agree with you there. I decided to put feeders inside the run rather than outside as I thought my cat would probably eat all the food as she is rather partial to layers pellets .

It was quite easy to fix bars to hold the omlet grub and glug; although I have since put house inside a 50m electric fence the hens are used to the feeders in the run and I wouldn't move them now.

[captaincollins]

it looks like it is off the set of telly tubbies! LOL

[bronze]

and the run extensions aren't overpriced. Its on my list of considerations for meat birds

[Falkor]

I saw these at a show I attended yesterday.

 

Although I am not sure they are for me in my back garden I can def see their benefits. The house section is much bigger than the picture you would lead you to believe. It all seemed very strong and very well made...just not very pretty. Plus as others have said the run would be restrictive on the no of chooks you would put in it depending on your set up regarding FR.

 

It would be ideal housing for my little bro chooks on his allotment

[nuggets]

It's Colditz for chickens!

...Linda xx

[Sheilaz]

The photo probably doesn't do it justice. It appears small in that pic, but the measurements suggest it's much bigger than it looks at first glance.

For long term use I'd personally prefer the double insulated design of Eglus, in fact I love Eglus, especially Cubes, but I wouldn't knock the use of whatever suits, it isn't prison if the hens are being given a good life.