Unsecure chicken perches

[sbeau66]

Hello, I'm fairly new to eglu's, Not new to chickens though, and I have a question,

I'm thinking of getting a used eglu and i was wondering how do you guys get the chickens to stay in the run when you need to really give the eglu house a thorough clean out/hose down etc.?

Is there a wire door on the open part of the run that you can close, or do you use a make shift wooden door to shove in the hole, as far as i can see there doesn't seen a way to isolate them, can anyone please shed some light on this matter for me

many thanks

sarah

[Egluntyne]

I just close the door.

[sbeau66]

So, does the door stay attached to the run or does it pop off the house?

I've never seen an eglu close up thats my problem

sorry to be a pain

[Tweety]

The door is attached to the eglu, and it swings open and closes with a handle on top of the eglu. You just close the eglu door once the hens are in the run. They are then safely contained while you clean out the eglu.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

This photo might help you visualise how it works! Lure them out of the eglu then shut the door . The black thing on the top of the eglu is the handle to shut the door.

 

[doctors girls]

i use let the girls out into the run then shut the door take the outer shell off and unscrew the 4 screws that hold the run to the eglu and place a small pallet that i had in the garden to cover the open run so the girls could not get out clean the eglu out and then reattach the run to the eglu

[sbeau66]

Thats more like the info i was after, cuz i will want to take the eglu off and tip it upside down for a good hosing off,

That is how its done, thanks for all your answers

[Redwing]

I have a metal mesh panel from a puppy playpen that I peg in place using normal laundry pegs (caribiner clips would do too)

 

(I wouldnt leave the set up unattended if you plan on using a temporary end panel