bouldercroft Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Has anyone experience coop s"Ooops, word censored!"bery from non-omleteers? I've recently received some comments like - 'but they don't have real roosting bars' 'there isn't a window' 'there is no way you can fit x chickens in there' 'those conditions are too cramped - it's cruel' 'the eglu isn't designed for US weather conditions' I'm no chicken expert but I do know I have two very healthy and completely pampered chickens... Any handy tips on fighting back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I'd just guide them to the Omlet website and forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 My sister is a farmers wife & although I don't think she is keen on eglus - her husband is a traditionalist! I admit we also have a large walk in chicken shed, but I just love my eglus. If Omlet ever made a plastic shed ..I'd have one. They can think & say all they want - but at least my chooks are pampered & have the best - theirs well...their husbandry certainly needs attention. Disgusting! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Each to their own. though why would you want windows. Wakes them up far too early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I just shrug and let them get on with it, the fact that an acquaintance who had dissed my Omlet housing ended up with rampant red mite in her sheds and ended up burning them and getting two cubes just about says it all................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Yep there are some purists that are against the Omlet products.... Leave them to it I say I have the best of both worlds with mine a Cube and a Classic as "bedrooms" and a nest, and then WIRs. Personally, I'd never have a wooden coop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I admit to having a wooden coop but that is only because when I started I couldn't afford an Omlet cube, and then later ended up accepting that the whole of my 20m garden would be a WIR with a largish hen house in it. Just tell those who disparage Omlet that using an Eglu or Cube means you don't have to keep up an ongoing panic that you might have red mite. I am neurotic about getting the little horrors in my wooden house. Also the Omlet colours are such fun. I love my bright pink grub and glug. Some people think that chicken keeping is all about being traditional (hence the Victorian style arcs) but to me it is all about brining out the child in me; so bring on the primary colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Absolutely each to their own, it's the comfort of the chooks that really matters. It cuts both ways though - I bite my tongue when I read comments like "all wooden houses are skanky" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Absolutely each to their own, it's the comfort of the chooks that really matters. It cuts both ways though - I bite my tongue when I read comments like "all wooden houses are skanky" Ditto you Jools. Mine wasn't and infact still isn't as it stores all the girls feedstuffs and gubbins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Agreed - each to their own. I have a wooden coop but don't have a problem at all with Eglus. If the Eglu suits people's lifestyle/garden/routine then that's great. I don't actually find my wooden coop a chore to clean and I'm not neurotic about red mite either. Sure, I check regularly, I'd be stupid not to, but I'd do the same if I had an Eglu. The quality of the housing is the key. You get what you pay for whether it's wooden or plastic. Oh and not forgetting husbandry, you can have the best coop in the world but you still need to keep it clean for the birds' health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I have both so I'm not a coop s"Ooops, word censored!" However I have to say that I much much prefer my eglus. They are just so much easier to clean & you know they are mite free. With my wooden house you're just never 100% sure no matter how thoroughly you clean them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henslaved Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 They can think & say all they want - but at least my chooks are pampered & have the best - theirs well...their husbandry certainly needs attention. Disgusting! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I have both I got the wooden house 'cos I was paying, it was cheaper and didn't know too mcuh about eglus when I bought it Couldn't believe how easy the eglus were to clean out when I got one though! Never had a major mite problem with any of the housing, so lucky in that respect! Saying that, the wooden wendy house has lasted well over the 5 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Each to their own, and I can see that wooden houses look more pleasing in some environments, although it would be an Eglu/Cube for me every time. However if you are faced with this sort of criticism, it's worth pointing out that Omlet have been selling Eglus for several years, that they have sold thousands, and that if they were really unhealthy or bad for chickens I think some of the many thousands of Eglu owners who post on this forum would have complained about it by now! (let alone the thousands of other owners who don't join the forum). We've all heard this at one time or another - the hens will get too hot, the ventilation isn't enough, they will get deformed feet because the roosting bars aren't round, or whatever. It just isn't true, but sadly there are always people who think their way is the only right way, and they have to find fault with anything different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
