Unsecure chicken perches

[MaryKate]

I have read somewhere that chicken houses (and hedgehog houses) should never face north or north east. I am assuming this has something to do with cold northerly or easterly winds (or rain). Our Eglu is sited on grass inside a large WIR but I move it about everynow and then because it helps maintain the grass. As the Eglu has ventilation holes above the door but also a gap where the poop tray slides in - both could be sources for draughts. So does anyone else worry about which way their Eglu faces?

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Nope . The inside of the eglu gets quite cosy at night when they snuggle up together and they have their feather duvets to keep them warm anyway . I wouldn't worry if I were you .

[MaryKate]

Thanks for your thoughts. I'm not really worried about it - just curious. I found the source of information in an old poultry magazine and it said - the chicken house shouldn't face north or north east 'for obvious reasons'. Sorry, but the reason was not obvious to me!! So.... the chooks will continue to wake up facing whichever I move their Eglu. I am pretty sure they don't really notice - they just rush out for their grub!

[Purplemaniacs]

I had never thought about it but I think my and my face north and the has been like that for four years and it does not seem to have affected the chooks.

 

Chrissie

[lillybettybabs]

I wonder if it's something to do with light and shade.

[Lewis]

My cube faces North... tbh I haven't thought about it much before!

[Eggasperated]

I try and keep my Solway and Eglu facing south or south east mainly due to the wind and rain direction here, I thought I read something about it when I first started keeping chickens but I can't think where.

[MaryKate]

I guess it will remain one of those imponderables. I have just turned their Eglu to face west - only to give the grass a bit of a chance to recover and the chooks seem sublimly indifferent!

Mary

[Lewis]

If they've got new grass sure they won't mind about which way they're facing!