Snowy Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 My poor chooks! I've been sat by the open patio doors this evening, so decided to let the chooks put themselves to bed. I've just been to close their runs and found that the door to the green eglu run was already closed! When I checked the purple eglu - yes you guessed it - 7 chickens in there! And not one in the nest box. Poor girls They've now been rearranged with some protesting. And there was me worrying about how they would manage when they all have to share a cube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy-Mama Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 At least you know they will be happy sharing together in your new cube, and no fighting over space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Do it again Snowy - would be a fab photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lesley Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 They like to huddle up. When we had two Mark 1 Eglus right next to each other, all 10 hens would squash into one Eglu quite regularly. We gave up moving them in the end and just left them to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 and we worried about having 6 in a cube.. I agree, get a photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 We've had 10 in one and Jerryldene being a miserable old wotsit in the second and none in the third Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 We've had 10 in one and Jerryldene being a miserable old wotsit in the second and none in the third Did they go into a second storey? I like it when they stand on one another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 No-one has slept in my pink eglu for weeks now - 9 in the cube (10 on the nights I lift Sandy in ) and the 4 wee ones in the purple eglu......mmmm, might need to use it for more chicks, no point in it lying doing nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 When we had a much larger flock than we have now I'd regularly have 7 or 8 all crammed into one eglu. At first I used to move a couple of them to ease the congestion in there, but got bored with that game when it became apparent that they really did all want to sleep together . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
