Stedic Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Hi everyone, I'm starting to draw up a few plans for a walk in run. I think I can fit in 12ft x 6ft, so I think about 6 chickens would be right? I've got an Eglu classic at the moment for two girls so my rough idea would be to section off a part of the WIR for introductions and then maybe add three more girls. I guess 5 won't be happy in an Eglu, so perhaps a second one would be required? Does this cause any confusion for the girls once they're integrated, or do they just pick their favourite and all spread out a bit? Does having one elevated above the other help this or make it worse? Thanks, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 We had 5 chickens (including one large Sussex Star) sleeping in an eglu classic for quite a few months - they had access to 2 eglus but all chose to sleep in one together. And most recently, when introducing 2 new chickens to 3, the 3 older ones opted to abandon their cube in favour of joining the 2 newbies in the eglu So you may find 1 eglu is big enough for 5, providing their run space is adequate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Why not go for a cube, and keep an Eglu for back up/emergencies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
