paulad Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I have just won an Eglu on Ebay - yippee !!! ! Need to get some roosting bars but Im so excited - cant wait to pick it up - gotta try and flog the wooden coop now to pay for it !! WE have also decided to splash out and buy a walk in run too !! how many hens go in the eglu - i havbe read 3 or 4 ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Oh how exciting, you and your girls will love it. what one did you get? i have the green cube and i have 5 ladies, could squeeze in another 1 or 2 girls but not sure their ego's will fit in.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulad Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 JUST GOT THE CLASSIC £102 OFF EBAY - ITS BEEN USED FOR RABBITS SO NEED TO GET THE ROOSTING BARS. PICK IT UP FRIDAY ! HOPE ITS IN GOOD CONDITION - IT LOOKED OK IN PICS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 wow that's a good price, you will love it..happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 How exciting Well done you If you are building a WIR then that will give your chickens lots of room during the day, (which is what is really important) so you only need think about how many chooks can fit in the eglu at night (on a hot one) - Were you thinking of standard girls or banties? I would imagine it could take 3 biggies or 4 banties but others may know better. I looked on the Omlet shop and it does not seem to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulad Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 we already have 2 chucks (standard size) were hoping to increase to 4 once the WIR is set up. We might still keep the wooden coop yet. Omlet shope says 2-4 chucks so hoping 4 will be ok ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 If Omlet say 4 then go get 2 more (But they may mean 2 standard and 4 banties - though I still think the definitive thing is more the size of the run than the house) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulad Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Im going to see my friend tomoz who has an eglu and see how many she thinks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 My 4 original hybrid girls lived in a and they seemed quite happy. The eglu run is not big enough for 4 girls but if you are getting a WIR that won't be a problem, If you have bought a rabbit eglu you will need the conversion kit to get a nest box and roosting bars. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulad Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Yeah have order roost bars do i need a nest box aswell, looks like its alreay there in eglu ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Phone them up and ask because yes, it is part of the Classic for chickens. I never have more than 3 in the classic but that's because of the run size. With a WIR, you can get more in as the others suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Is it a rabbit eglu or an eglu used by a rabbit. If it is a rabbit eglu it will have a base like this http://www.omlet.co.uk/shop/chicken_keeping/converter_kits/285/converter_kit_-_chicken_to_rabbit_-_purple/ If that is the case you can buy this conversion kit http://www.omlet.co.uk/shop/rabbit_products/converter_kits/293/converter_kit_-_rabbit_to_chicken_-_purple/ What colour is it? Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulad Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Its an eglu that was used by a rabbit so i think just the bars will do ?? Yes deffo getting a bigger run so i reckon 4 will b ok xx Very excited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulad Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Sorry forgot to say, its green ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 How exciting, I love my s Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulad Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Shudnt really have bought it as have no money !!! How many do u have ?? Eglus i mean, well and chucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I have two s, a and a . With a mixture of eglu runs and WIR. I started off with my and 4 hybrid girls, 2 from Omlet and 2 from a local breeder. I now have 5 hybrids, 2 lay , 2 lay and the other one is Latte one of my original four. I then had three ex batts, I only have one left now, Agnes. Last year I hatched some bantam eggs in an incubator. It was a great experience, greatly helped by the fact that the eggs came from a very knowledgable Omleteer who gave me lots of useful advice. Following my first hatch last Easter I kept 5 bantams, 2 welsummers, 1 gold laced wyandotte, 1 silver barred wyandotte and Tumble my little Silkie boy who hatched 4 days before he was due much to my shock. Then last summer I hatched some more Silkies and from that hatch I had two black and one white silkie. Chickens are very adictive. Do you know what chickens you will get? Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulad Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 wow you have lots and lots !! well we started off with 4 hens - a blue haze, a ranger, a white sussex and a copper black. only just recently - beginning of june I think. had a few traumatic weeks though and lost 2 of them very quickly - one we think just broke her neck or had heart failure the other had peritonitis - so we were put off for a bit to be honest. we are left with the blue haze and sussex - we decided we wud make the run bigger before we got anymore but I think we are now ready to try with another 2 and be back up to 4 BUT the set up cos so much - but want to get it right this time so we will make sure we have a big WIR before we get the new ones. would like to try ex bats at some point but not yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 If you have had some bad experiences and need a bit of a break from the grim reaper knocking at your door, why not get a couple of standard sized pure breeds that lay nice eggs e.g. a RIR or a Marans? It is of course not always the case, but as a rule the pure breed chooks live longer and are less likely to have things like peritonitis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
