Sooo much pooping

[Raina]

Hi all,

 

Just went outside to re-fill the Chickens water and Add some Ice Cube's to it.

 

i touched the top of the Eglu when opening the Egg port and the top of the Eglu sort of moulded to the shape of my hand (looks like a big dent,My hand is still stinging after touching it)

 

Has My Eglu Started to Melt? I've tried to get a picture but i'm having problems with my camera in this heat.

Edited May 23, 2010 by Guest

[Guest]

what temp is it in your garden?

[Raina]

Pictures,I only managed to get 2 before my Camera crashed

 

The Shadows on both the Pictures are mine.

 

You can just make out the dent/melted plastic on this picture (Where all the light is)

 

and the dent/melted plastic from the side where the egg port is

 

Edit:

 

I'm not sure what the temps are out the back but the front garden (Cooler side) is at least 34oc

[Guest]

if it were me, I'd try and get some better photos and then e-mail omlet and explain what happened.

[Redwing]

How strange

 

When it cools it may well pop back out

 

Does the dent go through to the inside?

[Raina]

I have just been out there to cool the outside down with a couple of buckets full of cold water(It was really warm on the inside and one of the girls was laying an egg) and the dent had gone? There's just a tiny flat piece where it hasn't re-shaped it's self all the way.(My mum said she heard a big Clunk noise,could that of been the Eglu re-shaping it's self?)

 

Should i still go and feel the inside once Lady Lay has finished laying?

[sewitall]

I almost burnt my hand on the eglu today when checking the egg port for eggs. You could have fried a couple on that roof. My Pepper pot still went in to lay. Must have been like a bread oven inside. Almost had an oven ready chicken to go with the fried eggs.

[Chook n Boo Mum]

I have two broodies sitting in their and nurseries...I have been putting a sun umbrella over the eglus to try & keep the temp down.........fingers crossed for a set of fluffy babies tomorrow

 

Sha x

[The Dogmother]

Golly I can't say that I have ever had that problem and I often have my eglus in full sunlight.

 

I'd email piccies and a report to Omlet and see what they say.

[Christian]

Last summer on the day it reached 36C in our garden, OH decided to sit on the eglu to watch the hens Needless to say, the dent was huge and I was raging! As it cooled down, we heard a 'thump' and the eglu was back in perfect shape.

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Last summer on the day it reached 36C in our garden, OH decided to sit on the eglu to watch the hens Needless to say, the dent was huge and I was raging! As it cooled down, we heard a 'thump' and the eglu was back in perfect shape.

 

Did he have a hot botty then

 

Sha x

[Mollie333]

A downside to the eglu then?