PhilipCaldwell Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hello, Well after a running battle with rats (I shot about 10) tunnelling under the run I decided enough was enough and decided to concrete a large section of my garden to put the chooks when I bought my house the next door nieghbough didnt bother extending their boundary fence to the proper perimeter so I sectioned a bit off the bottom for the chickens, I put up a big shed where the chooks used to be. No more tunneling rats, I still will keep bait boxes down though. so the chooks have about a 30ft x 3ft play area and a nice penthouse to sleep in. A bonus aswell is, no more bending down to get the eggs out of the roosting box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipCaldwell Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 I was also thinking, how many chickens can I get in the eglu, with all that space it seems a waste with only 3 chooks, would love to get 2 more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 That's a neat solution. You could probably have a couple more in that space if it's covered, if it isn't fully covered you'd need to consider how happy more chickens would be if their only space was exposed to the rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipCaldwell Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 the long bit is uncovered but I do have plans to cover a 6ft area of it for bad weather. the food and around a 3x3ft are is covered, this is where they hang out when its wet can you fit 5 chickens in the standard eglu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Yes you can fit 5 in an Eglu, they may bicker a bit about the nesting box but should be ok Whilst most hens dont mind too much getting a bit wet remember that they will shelter in the rain so your covered area needs to be big enough for them to occupy themselves in just that area (if that makes sense) so you'll have 3sqm aprox covered in total which isnt massive for 5 hens That area will be great in summer though, lots of shade and will probably be bone dry too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
