3.6m Omlet Chicken Run for sale, Brand New in Boxes, Milton Keynes (MK19)

[Kirstie]

Hi

 

I was after some advice please. My chicks (6 of them ) are now 3 weeks old and im needing to find them some accommodation outside for them to move to in the next few weeks.

 

I have an omlet cube - with my 3 grown up chickens in (did have more until a fox visit ) so when the chicks are large enough (oh and if they are the right sex!) will be joining them in the cube but until then I need another house. I've looked at a few houses which I want to be plastic as I've had no real problems with mites, plus they are easy to clean! My choices are solaway deluxe Eco henhouse, green frog chicken house medium or the eglu go.

 

I love my cube and know omlet are great but wonder if the go will be big enough - ideally the boys will be being given away as soon as I know they are boys ( I def have 2 out of the 6 but prob have more!) but again that depends on how easy they are to get rid of! So if that goes ok the go should be a good choice?

 

I'm just wondering if anyone had any views on any of this? Plastic houses are expensive so I want to get it right!

 

Thanks

Kirstie

[Redwing]

Check out the mesh sizes on the runs of the non Omlet houses, I think the holes may be quite big

 

I'm not a fan of the Green Frog houses but the Solway ones are good, the mini house would take your 6 chicks up to the point where the cockerels go

 

The Go would also be good

 

With any chicks its best to put something like wood planks or lawn edging around the bottom of the run sides so little heads cant get stuck!

[Tweety]

The Go will be fine. My 7 bantam Frizzles - one cockerel and six girls - are now 16 weeks old, and have been in a Go since they were 7 weeks old. There is still plenty of room for them all inside at night.

[Kirstie]

Thanks Tweety and Redwing for your help.

I hadn't thought the solaway mini was very big but have checked it out and it was designed for rearing chickens so would suit - and it was a real contender as the price is good! And the house size isnt bad, plus it had a proper nesting box (which for some reason i like) but after much deliberation ( and I had thought it would be a good chance to try something other then an omlet) I went for the eglu go ! I have a few issues with my cube that make me slightly mad BUT there are some really great design features that only omlet have on their houses which I love.

My go is arriving on Thursday - so my little chicks can (depending on weather) have a little time outside !