Lynn Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Hello, I need some help I took delivery of three gorgeous bantams yesterday - two gold pekins and one aracuna. However (and this is the major thing), they are only nine weeks old...our Eglu is too big for them Our other two girls (hybrids) we got at POL, so were large - but these three little things are minute! We kept them in a big dog carrier last night with food and water, but when I can put them into the Eglu? Is it weeks away? Sorry to be a nuisance - I think I'm still in shock as to how small they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Hi, I have had tiny baby Bants in an Eglu, with not too many problems. There are some photos on my album - link below. Our smallest was 7 weeks when we got her, & a really teeny thing. One thing I did do was block off the end of the big roosting bars, as there is a gap where they kept falling down into If you are concerned about the run, then maybe you could shorten it & use the spare bits propped up around the outside of it to sort of make the mesh smaller (I hope that makes sense!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Posted August 4, 2007 Author Share Posted August 4, 2007 Sarah, thank you - your bantams are beautiful! I shall go out to the garden now and do some DIY on the Eglu - the girls are chirping away like mad, so it may give the cats a rest from watching them, to come and watch me do something much more interesting in the garden...I hope!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Omlet recomends you can put chickens in at 6 weeks so they should be fine! You could lways buy more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geb0205 Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 I got 2 bantam littlies 2 weeks ago, one was 9 weeks old and one about 11 weeks... they are both fine in the eglu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 I put my big chicks out at six weeks. I just took the roosting bars out. actually anyone know when they should go back in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 My bantams were 8 weeks old but one was definitely younger and so small - but they were all fine in the Cube. They just huddle up together. They spent the first day in there with their food and water - and the second day - part of it - with food and water, then I lifted them out since then they are great - no problems and you can see on my www below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
