Chicken bald back

[Suzy]

Hi, I have just permanently fostered two chooks who were being given away. I have a huge 8m WIR so space is not an issue but based in the space my 'old' 5 girls used to take up in their Eglu, I didn't bother setting up the other one and they've all piled into one Eglu so there's 7 in there. Is that too many? I don't think nest boxes are an issue as only one of my 5 lays so even if both the new ones both lay, there's only 3 which is fine I think. I am just worried about sleeping space. Just keen for a second opinion on whether I should put the other Eglu in. Grateful for thoughts.....

[jimnpaula]

I've had 7 in an eglu - but they were ex batts and it was a temporary setup. I think I'd put the second eglu in, and then if they want to use it they can.

[Egluntyne]

So long as there is plenty of run space, they should be fine. They all pile up against each other I find anyway, leaving space empty.

[Purplemaniacs]

When I had four hybrids in an eglu there seemed loads of space left.

 

I would think they would be fine.

 

I have four in a cube now and they only use a tiny part of the space, preferring to be all close together..

 

Chrissie

[Suzy]

Thanks all. Run space isn't an issue. They have an Eglu and an omlet wir plus 2m extension so they didn't actually notice the new girls arriving last night for a while!

 

There's some squabbling going on at the moment but not masses so think they'll be fine.

 

I will see how they do at bedtime tonight and decide then. Thanks as ever for the support.