geb0205 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 For those of you with banties, what do they think to the eglu? I have just swapped my 2 banties from a wooden ark to an eglu, and they are finding the roosting bars a little hard to cope with... they only have small feet, after all! I presume they will get used to it the longer they use it (they are getting to grips with laying in the little nest box...) but I do worry about them.... Edit: sorry, I thought this was in the chickens section, not the sick chooks bit!! would someone move it please?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Consider it moved Geb. I have 8 banties in an eglu and they seem to manage fine. A couple of my girls are really small too (Japanese and Dutch bantams). Besides, with them being small, you can fit more birds in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Our bantams are fine as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geb0205 Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 Thanks, As I assumed, its just them getting used to life in an Eglu... I miss my wooden Ark, I liked it... Claret... dont tempt me!! I am trying to resist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 You won't miss your ark so much now that we're heading for red mite season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 It will take them a while getting them used to the eglu, I found it hard with mine, when I moved them from their wooden coop to their eglu! They wouldn't even go in it the first few days and they had to be lifted from their perches for a few nights before they got used to it being their home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geb0205 Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 Ubereglu... That is part of my daily routine with the chooks now.. they INSIST on roosting in the greenhouse, instead of the lovely new eglu!! Claret... yes, I did think that.. but how prone to mites are the wooden bars of the eglu? I have liberally coated the shavings and the bars in the eglu with Diatom, in the hope of preventing anything! (along with the chooks, much to their annoyance...)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 My Bants struggled with the Eglu at first,as they were just babies when I got them,but they are doing fine now I (& a few others) spray coated my Eglu bars with a rubberizing spray,& the ends too, which makes them easier to clean & will also help prevent mites, I hope There is a thread on it somewhere - I will see what I can find for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geb0205 Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 Ohh lovely, thanks!! Im all for this easy life.. its a luxuary to clean out after the wooden ark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Ubereglu... That is part of my daily routine with the chooks now.. they INSIST on roosting in the greenhouse, instead of the lovely new eglu!! Claret... yes, I did think that.. but how prone to mites are the wooden bars of the eglu? I have liberally coated the shavings and the bars in the eglu with Diatom, in the hope of preventing anything! (along with the chooks, much to their annoyance...)! Do 'the Diatom thing' too Geb and so far *touches wood* is has deterred mites. I think that anything that helps to deter them is worthwhile. I hope to rubberise my roosting bars this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
