redfrock Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Having read the link about spraying the bars with rubber, and using plastidip, we have decided to go ahead with this. So I thought I would give you the details of the lovely people we have just ordered our plastidip from. They are selling on Ebay and are really reasonable - the spray can is £8 plus postage and they will combine postage for multiple orders. They are trading under the name plastidipukltd (you can do a seller search) or just tap in plasticdip. They have a phone number whcih I can pm to people or you can find it on the ebay links. I asked for blue which they weren't listing and they are happy to supply it. Might be worth giving them a try - I spoke to a lady named Judy - she was great. Claire x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Thanks Claire, I will check them out on Ebay later . I did mine a few months ago in clear & they are still looking good. I quite fancy giving them a swizz of something colourful too now, so might look out for some pink EDIT - here is a link to this sellers auctions, to save anyone else from having to do a seller search http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZplastidipukltdQQhtZ-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Did I use the wrong stuff last year ....I sprayed mine with Plasticote spray, and apart from giving me asthma it made absolutely no difference whatsoever. I shall be interested to hear how you get on Redfrock. Will you give us an update??? Ta muchly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I used both - wasn't impressed with Plasticote,so went over the top of it with Plastidip, which is much,much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 You might want to order new roosting bars for my eglu if you're planning on spraying them, they get scrubbed and disinfected every week, but they're on their last legs I'm afraid. That's why Omlet sell them as spares. Sounds like a good idea though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 You might want to order new roosting bars for my eglu if you're planning on spraying them, they get scrubbed and disinfected every week, but they're on their last legs I'm afraid. That's why Omlet sell them as spares. Sounds like a good idea though! don't worry - they arrived yesterday Also Hubby a dab hand so we ordered one set and he is going to make me 3 more sets so I can have a pair for yours and a pair for Beck's. Your one is having black bars and Beck's is having blue. I wish they did the fancy colours in the sprays because then they would have been wierd & wonderful. You do realise that the eglu's will be forever referred to by their former owners names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I did my bars in yellow plastidip spray last year and it works really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I've got the Plastidip paint, but haven't yet got round to painting my spare bars. I hope to get it done this weekend. I got it diretly from the company and the chap I spoke to was lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 query - why ARE the bars made of wood, when everything else is plastic ... is there a reason why Omlet don't do this? do chickens mind roosting on plasticated ones? I can see it would make cleaning a lot easier, and cut down mite hiding-places. Do the bars have to be brand new, or just extra clean, before you coat them? sorry, lots of questions - would love to know how you get on, redfrock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 It's been mentioned before that they could be made in plastic, but I can't remember what the reason was for keeping them in wood. I jet washed my spare set, but haven't got round to painting them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Olly you just asked everything I was thinking. I'm also wondering if they do purple to match! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 They did loads of colours, but I can't remember whether purple was one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Blimey! You're miles ahead of me. I bet you're at home now playing with your new chooks.....What did you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I wonder if it something to do with gripability? (Have I just made that word up?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 well gripability sounds like a perfectly good word to me, Egluntine! I wondered that - do they find it harder to roost on plastic bars? Anyone out there who has succeeded with this, who can comment? I guess there must be a reason, either economic or chicken-related, why Omlet don't supply them in plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 I did read the Omlet response somewhere on an earlier thread. it was something to do with aesthetics! basically the equivalent of the trend for wood flooring over carpet. That kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 here you go: Hi, The designers answer to the question is quite simple. We thought it nice for the chickens to have wooden perch. The wood is soft on their feet and warm to the touch. Also it is rather like the wooden flooring that is so fashionable and in our chicken focus groups this came top of the list! James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 hmmm! Thanks for supplying that quote, redfrock. If the answer is that chickens prefer roosting on wood, then I can understand that ... but fashionable flooring? If my wooden floors were anything like the roosting bars I'd be laying carpet pretty quickly! Anyway, I heard recently that Laurence LlewEggy BoHen says that PlastiDipped roosting bars are the latest craze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Anyway, I heard recently that Laurence LlewEggy BoHen says that PlastiDipped roosting bars are the latest craze Oh My! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
