jrsankanu Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Hi, doe anyone know if i should be able to lift the cube lid up at the side opposite the nest area next to the mesh? when it is first built? thanks for any answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 The lid should just be able to be pushed forward from the back. The big metal clip things that are on the underside of the lid towards the front should be over the long pieces of metal on the sides. HTH and you can work out what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsankanu Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 yes the clips are inlace its just the one side that can be lifted slightly not sure if I need to do something else, whether it should be like that or if theres a fault, I'm hoping that its just me being simple and its a 5 min alteration job and i can get the girls in for bedtime tonight and then come down in the morning to a smell free house! they are living in the dining room at night in a box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I can recall making my cube up, and getting the sliding lid right was a little fiddly. A few times, I seemed to get one side right, and the other could pop up. Making sure it is on a flat area will help you get the runners better lind up, I think. Once it's right... you'll know it's right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I found the lid so fiddly that when I attached it to my WIR I took the sliders off. So I now just lift the lid a few inches take off the back and do it that way, really simply. Hope this may help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsankanu Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 Hi i just wanted to say thank you to the Omlet staff, i have been in contact this morning with omlet to try and fix roof issue, and they have assured me the roof should lift slightly and the side that seemed to fit was in fact to tight x I'm not just waiting for the girls to go in and explore they went straight for the food but instead of going up the ladder walked out and went and sat in the classic! how annoying! thank you anyway for your quick support. only yellow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryirwin Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I have jsut put mine together today and having a similar problem, the top doesn't appear to sit flush with the sides and I'm worried the rain will get in. I will call omlet on Monday to see if they can help me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsankanu Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 hi kerry .after all, i managed to solve it with the help of i think was called george at omlet but may be wrong . basically the mesh needs to be flush at top and is ok overlapping at sides. it takes a lot of pressure better with 2 people to get flush at top. the best way i decided to do it was to leave the large metal side runners loose whilst allowing the lid to side into place . then tighten but make sure the lid runner sits loosely not tight. which is where my problem was i thought the tight fitting side was right and it wasn't it needs to be slightly loose so you can lift the lid up approx an inch. this is ok we have had terential rain since i did it wednesday and it is dry inside apart from the muddy footprints. hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Glad you got it sorted in the end and can have your room back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsankanu Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 they laid in it today both of them so i knw they can go up the ladder now i had to get in last night and put them on each step! lol it was like playing dolls again dopy door dooopy up the stairs ! they wouldn't go up and if anyone could see me! I'm not exactly small sitting in the run on a soggy smelly cardboard box which i put down so i didn't scratch the plastic! they went to bed themselves tonight thankfully ! next step is to allow the other older 2 hens in at night they've just started getting on in the day and lucky is now got some feathers! thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
